1375 Eruption of El Chichon
El Chichon in Mexico erupted in 1375 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 5.
Where it erupted
El Chichon, Mexico, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- 1375
- Volcano
- El Chichon, tuff cone
- Country
- Mexico
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 5, very large (eruption column over 25 km)
- Killed by
- Mudflows and lahars
- Location
- 17.360° N, 93.230° W
The toll
- Deaths
- Some (about 51 to 100)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Hot flood produced by drainage of pyroclastic flow-dammed lake caused fatalities. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of El Chichon
More
Every eruption in 1375The 1300sEl ChichonEarthquakes near El Chichon
Sources
Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 6585.