1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
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1980-eruption-of-mount-st-helens-182-12072760
title:
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
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On March 27, 1980, a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows began at Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington, United States. A series of phreatic blasts occurred from the summit and escalated until a major explosive eruption took place on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 am. The eruption, which had a volcanic explosivity index of 5, was the first to occur in the contiguous United States since the much smaller 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak in California. It has often been declared the mo
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Major volcanic eruption in Skamania County, Washington, U.S.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._Helens
date created:
2004-05-23T02:22:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T14:11:41Z
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