November 1550 Eruption of Dukono

Name: November 1550 Eruption of Dukono
Start: 1550-11
Location: Dukono, Indonesia

November 1550 · VEI 3 · Deaths: few

Dukono in Indonesia erupted in November 1550 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.

Where it erupted

Dukono, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: November 1550
Volcano: Dukono, complex volcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Location: 1.699° N, 127.878° E

The toll

Deaths: Few (about 1 to 50)

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.

Unknown number of deaths occurred.

Other significant eruptions of Dukono

May 7, 20263 deaths

Every eruption in 1550 The 1500s Dukono Earthquakes near Dukono

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 594.