Novarupta erupted on 6 June 1912 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 6, a colossal eruption that threw tens of cubic kilometres of ash and rock into the air. About 2 people died. 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 on 6 June 1912.
Before and after
- 27 March 1912Birth of James Callaghan
- 15 April 1912Birth of Kim Il-sung
- 30 April 1912Founding of Universal Pictures
- 8 May 1912Founding of Paramount Pictures
- 6 June 1912Eruption of Novarupta
- 23 June 1912Birth of Alan Turing
- 17 July 1912Founding of World Athletics
- from 30 July 1912 to 25 December 1926Taishō era
- 31 July 1912Birth of Milton Friedman
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The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.