November 22, 1677 Eruption of La Palma
La Palma in Spain erupted on November 22, 1677 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 1 person.
Where it erupted
La Palma, Spain, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
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.
Gas killed one man and many animals. Johnston-Lavis gives date as 1678 and deaths from "mephitic vapours". (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of La Palma
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Every eruption in 1677The 1600sLa PalmaEarthquakes near La PalmaThis 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 4367.