October 31, 1780 Eruption of Aira

Name: October 31, 1780 Eruption of Aira
Start: 1780-10-31
Location: Aira, Japan

October 31, 1780

Aira in Japan erupted on October 31, 1780. It caused a tsunami.

Where it erupted

Aira, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: October 31, 1780
Volcano: Aira, stratovolcano
Country: Japan
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Location: 31.577° N, 130.659° E

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Reference #2432:

Sakura-jima continuously erupting from November 8, 1779 until May 1781.

Reference #414:

1780, October 31. There was an explosion of the Sakurajima volcano (Kyushu Island). A tsunami caused by this explosion was observed on the coast of Kagoshima Bay.

Other significant eruptions of Aira

Every eruption in 1780 The 1700s Aira Earthquakes near Aira 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 5904.