1597 Eruption of Raung

Name: 1597 Eruption of Raung
Start: 1597
Location: Raung, Indonesia

1597 · VEI 3 · Deaths: few

Raung in Indonesia erupted in 1597 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.

Where it erupted

Raung, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: 1597
Volcano: Raung, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Killed by: Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
Location: 8.119° S, 114.056° 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. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Raung

Every eruption in 1597 The 1500s Raung Earthquakes near Raung

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 295.