TYPES OF

VOLCANIC
ERUPTION
 MAIN
IDEA

A volcanic eruption
occurs when magma is
released from a volcano.
Volcanic eruptions can be
quite calm and effusive,
or they can be explosive.

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 KEY
POINTS
Volcanic Eruptions are
classified by the following

 Phreatic

 Phreatomagmatic

 Strombolian

 Hawaiian

 Vulcanian

 Plenean

 Plinian

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PHREATIC

 It is a stream
driven eruption
as the hot rocks
come in contact
in water.

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PHREATIC
EXAMPLES
 Mount Krakatoa –
Indonesia, 1883

 Mount Tarumae –
Japan , 1982

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PHREATIC
EXAMPLES
 PHREATO-
MAGMATIC

 It is a violent
eruption due to
the contact
between water
and magma.
 PHREATO-
MAGMATIC
EXAMPLES

 Mount Pinatubo-
Philippines,1991
 Mount Usu -
Japan
PHREATO-
MAGMATIC
EXAMPLES
 STROMBOLIAN

It is period weak to
eruption
characterized by
fountain lava
STROMBOLIAN
EXAMPLES

Mount Erebus, Antarctica

 Mount Erabus –
Antartica
 Irazú Volcano -
Costa Rica
STROMBOLIAN
EXAMPLES
HAWAIIAN
 A Hawaiian
eruption is a
type of volcanic
eruption where
lava flows from
the vent in a
relatively gentle,
low level
eruption;
HAWAIIAN
 Mauna Ulu
eruption –
Hawai`i

 Kilauea on
Hawai'i.
HAWAIIAN
EXAMPLES
VULCANIAN
 It is characterized
by tall eruption
that reaches up to
20 km high with
Pyroclastic flow
and ash fall tepra.
VULCANIAN
 Sakurajima
Volcano –
Japan

Tavurvur,
Papua New
Guinea
VULCANIAN
 PELEAN
VOLCANO
 Is associated with
explosive outbursts
that generate
pyroclastic flows,
dense mixtures of
hot volcanic
fragments and gas
described in the
section Lava, gas,
and other hazards.

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 PELEAN
EXAMPLES
Mayon
Volcano

Mount
Lamington

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 PELEAN
EXAMPLES

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PLINIAN
It is an
exclusively
an explosive
type of gas
and
pyroclastics
 PLINIAN
Mount Pinatubo
– Philippines

Mount St.
Helens - USA
 PLINIAN
EXAMPLES
 PLINIAN
EXAMPLES
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