Javascript must be enabled to use all features of this site and to avoid misfunctions
1888 Ritter Island vs. 1886 Mount Tarawera -...
HOME
Select category:
Disasters
Select category
NEW

Advertising

Cancel

Search in
Close

1888 Ritter Island vs 1886 Mount Tarawera

1888 Ritter Island
1886 Mount Tarawera
Change

1888 Ritter Island

Total costsN/A
Deaths 3000

Informations

On the morning of March 13, 1888, an explosion took place on Ritter Island, a small volcanic island in the Bismarck and Solomon Seas, between New Britain and Umboi Island. This event is the largest volcanic island sector collapse in recent history.The explosion resulted in the almost complete loss of the island and generated a tsunami with runups of up to 20 meters (66 ft) that caused damage more than 600 kilometers (370 mi) away and killed anywhere between 500 and 3,000 on neighbouring islands, including scientists and explorers.

Source: Wikipedia
Change

1886 Mount Tarawera

Total costsN/A
Deaths 150

Informations

The 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera occurred in the early hours of 10 June 1886 in the North Island near Rotorua then extended to Waimangu, New Zealand. It is the deadliest eruption in New Zealand since the arrival of Europeans. Around 120 people were killed, and many settlements were destroyed or buried.

Source: Wikipedia

More intresting stuff