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The Worst Volcanoes based on Number of Deaths

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    Mt Vesuvius

    Italy, December 1631, 6000 deaths
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    Laki Volcanic System

    Iceland, 8 June 1783 - February 1784, 9350 deaths
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    Mt Unzen

    Japan, 1792, 12 000 - 15 000 deaths
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    Mt Tambora

    Indonesia, 10-5 April 1816, 92 000 deaths
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    Mt Galunggung

    Indonesia, 1882, 4011 deaths
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    Mt Krakatoa

    Indonesia, 26-28 August 1883, 36 000 deaths
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    Mt Pelee

    West Indies, 25 April - 8 May 1902, 40 000 deaths
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    Mt Kelut

    Indonesia, 19 May 1919, 5100 deaths
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    Nelvado del Ruiz

    Colombia, 13 November 1985, 23 000 deaths
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    Mt Vesuvius

    Italy, 24 April AD 79, 10 000+ deaths