1593 Eruption of Raung
Raung in Indonesia erupted in 1593 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 5.
Where it erupted
Raung, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
The toll
- Deaths
- Many (about 101 to 1,000)
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.
A major reported eruption of Raung in 1586 that produced 10,000 fatalities is thought to have occurred in 1593, and the 10,000 fatalities in 1586 to have been from Kelut volcano. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Raung
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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 294.