September 1, 1730 Eruption of Lanzarote

Name: September 1, 1730 Eruption of Lanzarote
Start: 1730-09-01
Location: Lanzarote, Spain

September 1, 1730 · VEI 2 · Deaths: few

Lanzarote in Spain erupted on September 1, 1730 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.

Where it erupted

Lanzarote, Spain, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: September 1, 1730
Volcano: Lanzarote, fissure vent
Country: Spain
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Location: 29.030° N, 13.630° W

The toll

Deaths: Few (about 1 to 50)

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.

Johnston-Lavis reports deaths from "mephitic vapours." Other sources do not report fatalities.

Every eruption in 1730 The 1700s Lanzarote Earthquakes near Lanzarote 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 4377.