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1956 eruption of Hato Puerco
Man clearing ash from a small eruptive event at Hato Puerco more then 50 years after the 1956 eruption
Volcano	Hato Puerco
Start date	June 2, 1956 (1956-06-02)
End date	September 18, 1956 (1956-09-18)
Type	Phreatic, Ultra-Plinian
Location	Cordillera Central, Puerto Rico
VEI	6
Impact	982 people killed and approximately 45,000 people left homeless Huge destruction left in surrounding areas Release of 19 megatons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, causing global cooling by 0.3 °C (0.5 °F) between 1956–1959 Pyroclastic Flowss and Surges inundated North-Central Puerto Rico during the eruption.