1664 Eruption of Io-Torishima

Name: 1664 Eruption of Io-Torishima
Start: 1664
Location: Io-Torishima, Japan

1664 · Deaths: few

Io-Torishima in Japan erupted in 1664. It caused a tsunami.

Where it erupted

Io-Torishima, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: 1664
Volcano: Io-Torishima, complex volcano
Country: Japan
Killed by: Avalanche (debris and landslides)
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Location: 27.881° N, 128.223° E

The toll

Deaths: Few (about 1 to 50)
Damage: Limited (under about $1 million) with the tsunamis, mudflows and other effects it caused
Houses destroyed: Few (about 1 to 50) with the tsunamis, mudflows and other effects it caused

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.

Reference #9675:

Landslide swept over a village, killing a woman.

Reference #2432:

The 1 x 2.7 km island of Io-Torishima, located north of the largest island of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, is composed of two andesitic volcanoes. Tori-shima (Bird Island) is a common name for offshore islands in Japan. Kusuku lava dome occupies the center of the inner of two sommas on the SE-most volcano. The summit crater of the NW-most volcano, Iwo-dake, contains a small lake, solfataras, and sulfur deposits that were mined in the past. Historical eruptions dating back to 1664 have consisted of mild-to-moderate explosive activity.

Reference #414:

1664. There was an explosion of a submarine volcano in the region of Tori Island (Amami Islands). A tsunami was observed. Homes were destroyed and there were several victims.

Every eruption in 1664 The 1600s Io-Torishima Earthquakes near Io-Torishima

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 4467.