Kelut eruption - May 1919, Indonesia
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Earthquakes – Kelut
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On 19 May 1919, an eruption at Kelut volcano killed an estimated 5000 people and destroyed 104 villages1,2. Lahars were the main cause of deaths but pyroclastic flows also caused damage2.
1 Wikipedia. 2007. Kelut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelut
2 Simkin, T & Siebert, L. 1994. Volcanoes of the World. Geoscience Press, Tuscon
Event overview table
| No. Deaths | 5,110 |
| No. Injured | |
| No. Affected | |
| Houses destroyed | 9,000 |
| Houses damaged | |
| Other damage | |
| Economic cost |
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