Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is 96 miles south of Seattle and 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon. The eruption was the only significant one to occur in the contiguous 48 U.S. states since the 1915 eruption of California's Lassen Peak. That eruption disrupted the lives of thousands and changed more than 200 square miles of rich forest into a grey, lifeless landscape. The eruption was triggered by a 5.1 earthquake centered beneath the mountain.
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The first eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, lasted for about 9 hours. It began with a massive explosion that removed the top of the mountain, triggering a devastating lateral blast and pyroclastic flows.
Although minor steam explosions may have occurred in 1898, 1903, and 1921, Mount St. Helens gave little or no evidence of being a volcanic hazard for more than a century after its eruption in 1857.
The cryptodome on the side of Mount St. Helens was approximately 1,300 feet long, 65 feet wide, and 40 feet high. It was a large bulge caused by rising magma beneath the volcano before its 1980 eruption.
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 was relatively short, lasting for about nine hours. However, the effects of the eruption, including the eruption column and pyroclastic flows, had long-lasting impacts on the surrounding area.
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The first eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, lasted for about 9 hours. It began with a massive explosion that removed the top of the mountain, triggering a devastating lateral blast and pyroclastic flows.
Although minor steam explosions may have occurred in 1898, 1903, and 1921, Mount St. Helens gave little or no evidence of being a volcanic hazard for more than a century after its eruption in 1857.
The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, lasted for around 9 hours, but its effects were felt for years afterwards due to the significant ashfall, destruction of surrounding landscape, and ongoing volcanic activity in the area.
The cryptodome on the side of Mount St. Helens was approximately 1,300 feet long, 65 feet wide, and 40 feet high. It was a large bulge caused by rising magma beneath the volcano before its 1980 eruption.
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 was relatively short, lasting for about nine hours. However, the effects of the eruption, including the eruption column and pyroclastic flows, had long-lasting impacts on the surrounding area.
The Mount St. Helens eruption of 1980 caused immediate effects such as ash fall, pyroclastic flows, and lahars. Long-term effects included loss of vegetation, changes in ecosystems, and impacts on water quality. The eruption also resulted in 57 deaths and extensive damage to infrastructure in the surrounding area.
it lasted for 5 minutes! alot can happen in a matter of secounds!! on one of the question they put48 hours!! WHAT!! Answer: 5 minutes :)
There were no lava flows associated with the 1980 eruption. The eruption instead produced a massive eruption column and pyroclastic flows. This eruption lasted for 10 hours. A series of smaller explosive and dome-building eruptions continued from six years.
If you're talking about mt st Helens then it last erupted on 1st October 2004, but it is most notorious for its catastrophic eruption on 18th May 1980 at 8:32 am. So about 7 years. =)
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Although minor steam explosions may have occurred in 1898, 1903, and 1921, Mount St. Helens gave little or no evidence of being a volcanic hazard for more than a century after its eruption in 1857.