1815 eruption of Mount Tambora

catastrophic volcanic eruption in present-day Indonesia
Event volcanic_eruption Q3591483
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1815 eruption of Mount Tambora

Summary

1815 eruption of Mount Tambora is a volcanic eruption[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of volcanic_eruption entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,998 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora is in the country of Dutch East Indies[3].
  • 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora's instance of is recorded as volcanic eruption[4].
  • 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora took place at Tambora[5].
  • 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora's Commons category is recorded as 1815 Tambora eruptions[6].
  • 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora began on April 7, 1813[7].
  • 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora ended on July 15, 1815[8].
  • 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora occurred on 1815[9].
  • 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -8.25, 'lon': 118}[10].
  • 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora's has effect is recorded as Year Without a Summer[11].
  • 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora's volcanic explosivity index is recorded as Volcanic explosivity index 7: Ultra-Plinian[12].
  • 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of 1815 Tambora eruptions[13].

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When and Where

1815 eruption of Mount Tambora occurred on 1815[9]. It began on April 7, 1813[7]. It ended on July 15, 1815[8]. The location of it was Tambora[5]. It is in the country of Dutch East Indies[3].

Context

1815 eruption of Mount Tambora's instance of is recorded as volcanic eruption[4].

Why It Matters

1815 eruption of Mount Tambora ranks in the top 7% of volcanic_eruption entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,998 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time +1815-07-15T00:00:00Z
    Location Tambora
    Coordinate location {'lat': -8.25, 'lon': 118}
    End time
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007558311605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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