49+ Destruction Of Mount Tambora 1815 Images. Eruption of the volcano at mount tambora in 1815 was the largest volcanic eruption of the 19th century. The eruption of mount tambora killed thousands, plunged much of the world into a frightful chill and offers lessons for today.
Mount tambora (or tomboro) is an active stratovolcano on sumbawa island, indonesia.
The 1815 eruption of mount tambora was the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded human history, with a volcanic explosivity index (vei) of 7. So, what exactly does that mean? The cold rain ended up ruining a june 1816 outing in switzerland for mary shelley, percy shelley, lord byron and john polidori, and the group ended up staying indoors. However, eruptions at a vei7 severity only happen every 10000 years.