El Chichon

1375 Eruption of El Chichon

1375 · VEI 5 · Deaths: some

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.

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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

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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.