April 9, 1847 Eruption of Fogo

Name: April 9, 1847 Eruption of Fogo
Start: 1847-04-09
Location: Fogo, Cape Verde

April 9, 1847 · VEI 2 · Deaths: few

Fogo in Cape Verde erupted on April 9, 1847 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.

Where it erupted

Fogo, Cape Verde, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: April 9, 1847
Volcano: Fogo, stratovolcano
Country: Cape Verde
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Killed by: Seismic, or volcanic earthquake (tectonic earthquake deaths excluded)
Location: 14.950° N, 24.350° 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.

Fatalities possibly caused by volcanogenic earthquake.

Other significant eruptions of Fogo

Every eruption in 1847 The 1800s Fogo Earthquakes near Fogo 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 4383.