February 1823 Eruption of Kilauea
Kilauea in the United States erupted in February 1823 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 0.
Where it erupted
Kilauea, United States, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- February 1823
- Volcano
- Kilauea, shield volcano
- Country
- United States
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 0, non-explosive (eruption column under 100 m)
- Killed by
- Lava flows
- Location
- 19.421° N, 155.287° W
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.
Macdonald indicates that the flow advanced so rapidly on a coastal village that a few older persons and children were killed. Stearns does not mention fatalities, but quotes ths report of Ellis that the sudden inundation burned one canoe and carried others out to sea.
Other significant eruptions of Kilauea
More
Every eruption in 1823The 1800sKilaueaEarthquakes near Kilauea
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 3344.