April 24, 1672 Eruption of Fayal

Name: April 24, 1672 Eruption of Fayal
Start: 1672-04-24
Location: Fayal, Portugal

April 24, 1672 · VEI 2 · 3 deaths

Fayal in Portugal erupted on April 24, 1672 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 3 people.

Where it erupted

Fayal, Portugal, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: April 24, 1672
Volcano: Fayal, stratovolcano
Country: Portugal
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Location: 38.576° N, 28.713° W

The toll

Deaths: 3

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.

Possibly 3 deaths.

Every eruption in 1672 The 1600s Fayal Earthquakes near Fayal 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 4339.