Volcanoes and Earthquakes
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01 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 75,000 km³ Largest active volcano Mauna Loa · Island of Hawaiʻi, Hawaii, United States See record ↗ -
02 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes About 500 to 600 second Longest earthquake shaking recorded 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake · Off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indian Ocean See record ↗ -
03 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 187,008 ft Highest volcanic plume recorded Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption · Near Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, Tonga, South Pacific See record ↗ -
04 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 19.6 km³ Largest lava flow in recorded history Eldgjá eruption · Iceland See record ↗ -
05 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 127 volcanoes Most active volcanoes in a country Indonesia · Indonesia See record ↗ -
06 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 71,000 deaths Deadliest volcanic eruption Mount Tambora eruption · Sumbawa, Indonesia See record ↗ -
07 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 820 ft Largest lava lake Mount Nyiragongo lava lake · Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo See record ↗ -
08 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 227,899 deaths Deadliest tsunami 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami · Indian Ocean, especially Sumatra, Indonesia, affecting 14 countries See record ↗ -
09 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 22,615 ft Highest volcano Ojos del Salado · Chile and Argentina See record ↗ -
10 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 404 ft Tallest active geyser Steamboat Geyser · Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States See record ↗ -
11 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 9.2 magnitude Largest earthquake in the United States Great Alaska earthquake · Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States See record ↗ -
12 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 1,720 ft Tallest tsunami wave 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami · Lituya Bay, Alaska, United States See record ↗ -
13 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 7 on the VEI scale Largest volcanic eruption in recorded history Mount Tambora · Sumbawa, Indonesia See record ↗ -
14 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 9.5 magnitude Largest earthquake recorded 1960 Valdivia earthquake · Valdivia, Chile See record ↗ -
15 / Volcanoes and Earthquakes 830,000 deaths Deadliest earthquake 1556 Shaanxi earthquake · Shaanxi, China See record ↗
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