Download Mount Tambora Explosion 1815 Images. The tremendous eruption of mount tambora in april 1815 was the most powerful volcanic eruption of the 19th century. On april 10, 1815, the indonesian volcano of mount tambora exploded in the largest eruption in recorded history.
Heavy volcanic ash falls were observed as far away as borneo, sulawesi, java and maluku islands.
It is now 2,851 metres (9,354 feet) high, having lost much of its top in the 1815 eruption. Its eruption in 1815 is the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history and is considered one of the greatest natural disasters ever to befall mankind. The 1815 eruption formed a caldera about 4 miles (6 km) in diameter. When tambora erupted in april of 1815, the blast was so loud it could be heard 1,200 miles away.