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How often do volcanoes erupt?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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13y ago

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It depends on what type of volcano they are;

Active - very likely to erupt e.g Mt Etna

Dormant(sleeping) - a volcano which has not erupted for many years. For example, Mt Pinatubo erupted in 1991 after 500years of dormany

Extinct - a volcano in which has not erupted for many thousand or millions of years

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13y ago

It is difficult to tell when they will erupt but when a volcano has been active for a very long time it is extinct or dead which means it won't erupt again. Previous answer = every minunite

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13y ago

a volcano can erupt anytime of the day in many countries. theres a volcano errupting right now

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15y ago

There is no set "frequency" - some volcanos have been dormant for centuries and then erupt, some are 'slightly active' every few decades.

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10y ago

A volcano can occur at any time because there is no season for it and they are either dormant or they are over a major hot spot which causes them to erupt.

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9y ago

There is no set pattern as to how often they erupt but on a yearly basis there are about 50 to 60 volcanic eruptions.

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11y ago

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