February 1, 1718 Eruption of Pico

Name: February 1, 1718 Eruption of Pico
Start: 1718-02-01
Location: Pico, Portugal

February 1, 1718 · VEI 2 · 2 deaths

Pico in Portugal erupted on February 1, 1718 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 2 people.

Where it erupted

Pico, Portugal, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: February 1, 1718
Volcano: Pico, stratovolcano
Country: Portugal
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Location: 38.470° N, 28.400° W

The toll

Deaths: 2

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 2 deaths.

Every eruption in 1718 The 1700s Pico Earthquakes near Pico 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 4342.