View When Did Mount Tambora Erupt Pictures. Volcano tambora last erupted in 1815, killing 92,000 people. The eruption of mount tambora, which began on april 5, 1815, devastated much of the island of sumbawa and the surrounding region and influenced weather across the globe.
Thomas jefferson's records for 1816 show that the ice in his ice house at monticello did melt until.
Mount tambora erupted on april 10, by most accounts, and the eruption lasted from april 10 to april 15. 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. Causing temperatures to drop down by 0.4 and 0.7 degrees worldwide. This shows mount tambora at sunrise.the brighter side of mount tambora is shown.