1902 Santa Maria | |
---|---|
Total costs | N/A |
Deaths | 6000 |
Santa María Volcano is a large active volcano in the western highlands of Guatemala, in the Quetzaltenango Department near the city of Quetzaltenango. The volcano was known as Gagxanul in the local K'iche' language, before the 16th century Spanish conquest of the region.The VEI-6 eruption of Santa María Volcano in 1902 was one of the three largest eruptions of the 20th century, after the 1912 Novarupta and 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruptions. It is also one of the five biggest eruptions of the past 200 (and most likely 300) years.
Source: WikipediaThe 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée was a volcanic eruption on the island of Martinique in the...
This article documents Pacific typhoon seasons that occurred during the middle of 19th century...
Eldfell is a volcanic cone just over 200 metres (660 ft) high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey....