Chief of Indonesia's Geological Disaster Mitigation and Volcanology Center told Viva News the tremendous Tambora eruption is unlikely to repeat. Tambora in 1815 had tall peak with sizeable magma chamber. There is a very slight chance that the volcano will have as huge an explosion as it did in 1815.

Is Mount Tambora still active 2021?

Mount Tambora is still active and minor lava domes and flows have been extruded on the caldera floor during the 19th and 20th centuries. The last eruption was recorded in 1967.

What would happen if Mount Tambora erupted?

Many thousands of people will die. The local inhabitants, whoever they are, will take the brunt of the disaster. Nearly all of the world's large volcanoes are in populated areas, and the world population has grown tenfold since 1815. No nation will ever be able to weather such an eruption with impunity.