1670 Eruption of Ambae
Ambae in Vanuatu erupted in 1670 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.
Where it erupted
Ambae, Vanuatu, 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.
Legend of lava flow with many fatalities about 300 years ago. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Ambae
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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 4447.