Mount Tambora, or Tomboro, is an active stratovolcano in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Located on Sumbawa in the Lesser Sunda Islands, it was formed by the active subduction zones beneath it. Before the 1815 eruption, its elevation reached more than 4,300 metres (14,100 feet) high, making it one of the tallest peaks in the Indonesian archipelago.

Feb 7, 2025 · Mount Tambora, volcanic mountain on the northern coast of Sumbawa island, Indonesia, that in April 1815 exploded in the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. It is now 2,851 metres (9,354 feet) high, having lost much of its top in the 1815 eruption.

On 15 July 1815, Mount Tambora, a volcano on the island of Sumbawa in present-day Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies), erupted in what is now considered the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded human history. [2]

Jan 16, 2018 · In 1815, Mount Tambora erupted on Sumbawa, an island of modern-day Indonesia. Historians regard it as the volcano eruption with the deadliest known direct impact: roughly 100,000 people died in...

Tambora volcano on Indonesia's Sumbawa Island produced of the world's largest historical eruption in April 1815. This NASA Landsat mosaic shows the 6-km-wide caldera at the top of the 2,850-m-high summit.

Mount Tambora became restless in 1812 and in April 1815 produced a series of major explosions that peaked on April 10-11. Large ash plumes rose to great heights, and pyroclastic flows swept down the flanks for several days, wiping out entire villages.

Jan 19, 2024 · Mount Tambora, an active stratovolcano on Sumbawa Island, Indonesia, exemplifies the volatile forces that shape the planet’s landscapes. Before its infamous 1815 eruption, Tambora reached a height of 9,354 feet (2,851 meters), making it one of the tallest peaks in Indonesia.

Mount Tambora (image above), a volcano on Sumbawa Island in present-day Indonesia (map below), erupted in April 1815. It was the most destructive explosion on Earth in the past 10,000 years. The volcano spewed 100 cubic kilometers (24 cubic miles) of gasses, dust, and rock into the atmosphere and the surrounding area.

Jan 2, 2025 · In 1815, Mount Tambora experienced the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The eruption's effects altered Earth’s climate for years and even led to the “year without summer” in 1816. Volcanic eruptions occur frequently but rarely at this magnitude.

Jul 23, 2019 · The tremendous eruption of Mount Tambora in April 1815 was the most powerful volcanic eruption of the 19th century. The eruption and the tsunamis it triggered killed tens of thousands of people. The magnitude of the explosion itself is difficult to fathom.