Black Peak erupted around 1,900 BCE with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6, a colossal eruption that threw tens of cubic kilometres of ash and rock into the air. Eruptions of this size inject sulphur into the stratosphere and can cool the global climate for a year or more. The VEI is a logarithmic scale: each step means roughly ten times more erupted material. It took place around 1,900 BCE.
Before and after
- from c. 2,000 BCE to 1,500 BCEPhilippine Jade Artifacts
- from c. 1,991 BCE to 1,802 BCETwelfth Dynasty of Egypt
- from 20th century BCE to 6th century BCEBabylonia
- c. 1,900 BCEConstruction of Karnak Temple Complex
- c. 1,900 BCEEruption of Black Peak
- c. 1,890 BCEEruption of Hudson, Cerro
- c. 1,860 BCEEruption of St. Helens
- c. 1,810 BCEBirth of Hammurabi
- from 19th century BCE to 17th century BCEThirteenth Dynasty of Egypt
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The era
This moment belongs to the Ancient civilizations (3,200 BCE to 500 CE), writing, cities and empires. You can also browse everything in the 19th century BCE.