Witori erupted around 1,370 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 1,370 BCE.
Before and after
- c. 1,400 BCEOlmecas
- from c. 1,400 BCE to 1,301 BCE14th century BC
- c. 1,400 BCEConstruction of Luxor Temple
- c. 1,370 BCEBirth of Nefertiti
- c. 1,370 BCEEruption of Witori
- c. 1,343 BCEBirth of Tutankhamun
- c. 1,324 BCEDeath of Tutankhamun
- c. 1,303 BCEBirth of Ramesses II
- from c. 1,300s BCE to 500s BCEChavín culture
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The era
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