1730 Eruption of Raung

Name: 1730 Eruption of Raung
Start: 1730
Location: Raung, Indonesia

1730 · VEI 3 · Deaths: many

Raung in Indonesia erupted in 1730 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.

Where it erupted

Raung, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: 1730
Volcano: Raung, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Killed by: Mudflows and lahars; Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
Location: 8.119° S, 114.056° E

The toll

Deaths: Many (about 101 to 1,000)

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.

Explosive eruption with lahars caused damage and >100? fatalities. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Raung

Every eruption in 1730 The 1700s Raung Earthquakes near Raung

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 297.