February 7, 1717 Eruption of Kirishimayama
Kirishimayama in Japan erupted on February 7, 1717 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. The eruption killed 1 person.
Where it erupted
Kirishimayama, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- February 7, 1717
- Volcano
- Kirishimayama, shield volcano
- Country
- Japan
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
- Location
- 31.934° N, 130.862° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 30
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.
1 killed and 30 injured.
Other significant eruptions of Kirishimayama
More
Every eruption in 1717The 1700sKirishimayamaEarthquakes near KirishimayamaThis 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 916.