April 1841 Eruption of Kuchinoerabujima
Kuchinoerabujima in Japan erupted in April 1841 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.
Where it erupted
Kuchinoerabujima, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- April 1841
- Volcano
- Kuchinoerabujima, stratovolcano
- Country
- Japan
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
- Killed by
- Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
- Location
- 30.443° N, 130.217° E
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
JMA reports large explosion devastating villages at volcano's foot.
Other significant eruptions of Kuchinoerabujima
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Every eruption in 1841The 1800sKuchinoerabujimaEarthquakes near Kuchinoerabujima
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 821.