events
June 6, 1912
The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.
Novarupta
Novarupta is a volcano located on the Alaska Peninsula on a slope of Trident Volcano in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 290 miles (470 km) southwest of Anchorage. Novarupta was formed in 1912, during the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, in which it released 30 times the volume of magma of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
Volcano
A volcano is commonly defined as a vent or fissure in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
June 6
June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 208 days remain until the end of the year.