October 8, 1800 Eruption of Guntur
Guntur in Indonesia erupted on October 8, 1800.
Where it erupted
Guntur, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
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.
The river became charged with white, acid, sulfurous mud, that poured down the valley carrying carcasses of men and sundry animals, and covered the countryside with a thick coat of mud. The same occurred with greater violence on the 12th. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Guntur
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Every eruption in 1800The 1800sGunturEarthquakes near GunturThis 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 4454.