1825 Eruption of Balbi
Balbi in Papua New Guinea erupted in 1825.
Where it erupted
Balbi, Papua New Guinea, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- 1825
- Volcano
- Balbi, stratovolcano
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Killed by
- Pyroclastic flows, surges and direct blasts
- Location
- 5.916° S, 155.001° E
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.
Last major eruption occurred between 1800 and 1825 and produced nuees ardentes. Eruption uncertain. (reference #9675)
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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 4444.