1775 Eruption of Lokon-Empung
Lokon-Empung in Indonesia erupted in 1775 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.
Where it erupted
Lokon-Empung, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- 1775
- Volcano
- Lokon-Empung, stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
- Location
- 1.358° N, 124.792° E
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.
Exact date and number of deaths unknown.
Other significant eruptions of Lokon-Empung
More
Every eruption in 1775The 1700sLokon-EmpungEarthquakes near Lokon-Empung
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 4520.