February 8, 1843 Eruption of Liamuiga

Name: February 8, 1843 Eruption of Liamuiga
Start: 1843-02-08
Location: Liamuiga, Saint Kitts and Nevis

February 8, 1843 · VEI 0

Liamuiga in Saint Kitts and Nevis erupted on February 8, 1843 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 0. It caused a tsunami.

Where it erupted

Liamuiga, Saint Kitts and Nevis, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: February 8, 1843
Volcano: Liamuiga, stratovolcano
Country: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0, non-explosive (eruption column under 100 m)
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Location: 17.370° N, 62.800° W

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

This description is remarkably similar to that of a submarine volcano eruption between Guadeloupe

and Marie-Galante, on Feb 17, 1843. (reference #1492)

Reference #2432 lists an uncertain eruption on Feb 8, 1843.

Every eruption in 1843 The 1800s Liamuiga Earthquakes near Liamuiga This 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 4172.