Eruption of Changbaishan

When

946

Kind

Volcanic eruption

Where

North Korea

Coordinates

41.98° N, 128.08° E

Vei

7

Volcano type

Stratovolcano

Major volcanic eruption in Korea

The 946 AD eruption of Mount Paektu, a stratovolcano on the border of North Korea and China also known as Changbaishan, occurred in late 946 AD. This event is known as the Millennium Eruption or Tianchi eruption. It is one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history; classified at the most conservative estimate as a VEI 6, and in others, as a VEI 7.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Super-colossal (VEI-7) 946 AD Eruption of Paektu Mountain on the modern North Korea-China border the eruption was one of the most violent in the past 10,000…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Baekdu Dağı patlaması gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Éruption du mont Paektu à la frontière entre la Chine et la Corée”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “长白山喷发。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page