Download Mount Tambora 1815 Death Toll Images. Mount tambora is an active volcano on the island of sumbawa in indonesia. Mount tambora, or tomboro, is an active stratovolcano in the northern part of sumbawa, one of the lesser sunda islands of 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.
The death toll has been projected to be at least 71,000 people, of who over 15% were killed directly from the eruption1. The eruption created global climate anomalies. The 1815 eruption of mount tambora was the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded human history, with a volcanic explosivity index (vei) of 7. The initial eruption surprised many people.