1994 Rabaul eruption

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The 1994 Rabaul eruption was a major volcanic event in Papua New Guinea in which simultaneous eruptions from Tavurvur and Vulcan devastated much of the town of Rabaul and forced its evacuation.

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1994 Rabaul volcanic eruptions 3
1994 Rabaul eruption canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural disaster
volcanic eruption
ashAffectedArea Bougainville
linked to: Bougainville Island

New Britain
New Ireland
ashColumnHeight reached stratosphere
up to about 18 km
ashDriftDirection northwestward
westward
caldera Rabaul caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano
casualties at least 5 deaths
caused ashfall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
tephra fall
tsunami
comparedTo 1937 Rabaul eruption
linked to: Rabaul volcano
country Papua New Guinea
displacedPeople thousands of residents
eruptionOf Rabaul caldera
linked to: Rabaul volcano
eruptionStyle explosive
eruptionType Plinian
hazardType volcanic ash hazard to aviation
impact closure of Rabaul airport
destruction of infrastructure in Rabaul
devastated much of the town of Rabaul
forced evacuation of Rabaul
involvedVolcano Tavurvur
Vulcan
ledTo relocation of provincial capital from Rabaul to Kokopo
location East New Britain Province
Papua New Guinea
Rabaul
monitoredBy Rabaul Volcanological Observatory
month September
notableFor severe damage to Rabaul town
simultaneous eruptions of Tavurvur and Vulcan
partOf volcanism of the Bismarck volcanic arc
precededBy ground deformation
increased seismicity
region Bismarck Archipelago
startDate 1994-09-19
tectonicSetting subduction zone
timeOfDay early morning
VEI 4
volcanicArc Bismarck volcanic arc
year 1994

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Tavurvur hasEruption 1994 Rabaul eruption
Kokopo developmentIncreasedAfter 1994 Rabaul volcanic eruptions
linked to: 1994 Rabaul eruption
Gazelle Peninsula historicalEvent 1994 Rabaul volcanic eruptions
linked to: 1994 Rabaul eruption
Islands Region hasHistoricalEvent 1994 Rabaul volcanic eruptions
linked to: 1994 Rabaul eruption