View Was Mount Tambora Actually Krackatoa Pictures. Both ejected far greater volumes than the 1980 eruption of mount saint helens (less than one quarter cubic mile or one cubic kilometer), which had a vei of 5. Eruption of the volcano at mount tambora in 1815 was the largest volcanic eruption of the 19th century.
It is classed as a supervolcano, among the most powerful on earth.
/captionmount krakatoa is a volcanic island found in indonesia. When krakatoa erupted, the entire world was notified within hours. Definitely, tambora had a bigger kaboom. When tambora erupted in 1815, ten thousand were buried by lava flows.