How large can an explosive volcanic eruption get?

Question

How large can an explosive volcanic eruption get?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

I think one of the largest on record, is Mt. Tambora that erupted with a total force of 800 megatons. That’s 16 Tsar Bomba’s. It spewed so much ash in the atmosphere, that we went a year without a summer since the sunlight was obscured.

Also, Mt.Krakatoa exploded with a force of 400 megatons at once which caused a sound so loud, that if it had happened in Tehran, you’d have heard it in Paris.

So, that.