Churchill erupted around 847 CE 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 847 CE.
Before and after
- from 843 CE to 1707Kingdom of Scotland
- from 843 CE to 987 CEWest Francia
- August 843 CETreaty of Verdun
- from 25 September 844 CE to 11 November 844 CEViking raid on Seville
- c. 847 CEEruption of Churchill
- 848 CEConstruction of Great Mosque of Samarra
- 849 CEBirth of Alfred the Great
- 850 CEOrigins of Chan Chan
- 850 CEConstruction of Prambanan Temple
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- c. 683 CEEruption of Rabaul
- c. 710 CEEruption of Witori
- c. 1280Eruption of Quilotoa
- from October 1347 to January 1351The Black Death reaches Europe
- c. 1477Eruption of Bardarbunga
The era
This moment belongs to the Medieval world (500 CE to 1500 CE), kingdoms, faiths and trade routes. You can also browse everything in the 9th century.