10. Mount Etna, Sicily
Year: 1169
Casualties: 15,000

9. Vesuvius, Italy
Year: 1631
Casualties: 18,000

8. Vesuvius, Italy
Year: 79
Casualties: 18,000

7. Laki, Iceland
Year: 1783
Casualties: 20,000

6. Mount Etna, Sicily
Year: 1669
Casualties: 20,000

5. Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia
Year: 1985
Casualties: 23,000

4. Krakatoa, Sumatra & Java
Year: 1883
Casualties: 36,000

3. Mont Pelee, Martinique
Year: 1902
Casualties: 40,000

2. Unsen, Japan
Year: 1793
Casualties: 53,000

1. Tambora, Indonesia
Year: 1815
Casualties: 92,000

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