The general answer is no.
There are two critical factors that govern how a volcanic eruption behaves; the pressure of the magma and the type of magma.
Regarding the types of magma, this was asked and answered in the question,Is the magma in one volcano different from the magma in every other volcano?
With current volcanoes there are three types of magma: basaltic, andesitic and rhyolitic.
- Basaltic magmas are hot, have low viscosity, low gas content and flow relatively smoothly.
- Andesite magmas are mid temperature magmas that have moderate viscosity and gas content and can be moderately explosive.
- Rhyolite magmas are lower temperature magmas with high viscosity and high gas content and they erupt explosively.
For magma to rise to the Earth's surface in a volcanic eruption it can only do so because of the pressure the magma is under. The higher the pressure, the more quickly the magma rises and the more energy it contains and the more explosive it can be.
The other factor affecting the explosive nature of magmas is the gas content they contain. Deep underground, the gases are also under the same pressure as the magma. As the magma reaches the surface the gas within it decompresses causes the gases to expand. The expansion of the gases makes the magma explosive.
