Mount Marapi Eruption Kills 80-100 in Sumatra April 30, 1979
Eruption of Mount Marapi: Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, erupts. Between 80 and 100 people are killed.
Date: April 30, 1979
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