VEI 6 eruption (USGS) | |
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The Volcano just One Week before it Erupted | |
Volcano | Mt St Helens |
Date | October 21, 2490 |
Time | 1639 PST |
Eruption type | Plinian, Peleean |
Location | Washington, USA |
Fatalities | 459 fatalities, 261 injuries |
Damages | $8.7 billion (2490 USD) |
Other impacts | Collapsed into a caldera, leaving behind a crater, which was filled with lava, burning the forests on the slopes of the volcano |
The Mount St Helens Eruption of 2490 was one of the most Powerful and Devastating Volcanic Eruptions during the late-25th Century.