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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (46326)1/21/2014 12:57:11 AM
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I suggest highly explosive phreatomagmatic eruptions are triggered by earthquake induced faulting, or crater collapse, bringing a lot of fresh or sea water into contact with magma, Krakatoa being the largest most recent example. Taupo was also very very large, but an older example.