1789 Eruption of Izu-Oshima
Izu-Oshima in Japan erupted in 1789 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.
Where it erupted
Izu-Oshima, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- 1789
- Volcano
- Izu-Oshima, stratovolcano
- Country
- Japan
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
- Killed by
- Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
- Location
- 34.724° N, 139.394° 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.
Heavy ashfall buried Shimotaka village, including people and animals.
Other significant eruptions of Izu-Oshima
More
Every eruption in 1789The 1700sIzu-OshimaEarthquakes near Izu-Oshima
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 4486.