December 31, 1564 Eruption of Gamkonora

Name: December 31, 1564 Eruption of Gamkonora
Start: 1564-12-31
Location: Gamkonora, Indonesia

December 31, 1564 · VEI 3 · Deaths: few

Gamkonora in Indonesia erupted on December 31, 1564 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.

Where it erupted

Gamkonora, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: December 31, 1564
Volcano: Gamkonora, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Location: 1.380° N, 127.530° 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.

1564 or 1565. Number of deaths unknown.

Other significant eruptions of Gamkonora

May 20, 1673VEI 5 · Deaths: many · tsunami

Every eruption in 1564 The 1500s Gamkonora Earthquakes near Gamkonora This day in weather history

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 4460.