April 23, 1858 Eruption of Midagahara
Midagahara in Japan erupted on April 23, 1858.
Where it erupted
Midagahara, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- April 23, 1858
- Volcano
- Midagahara, stratovolcano
- Country
- Japan
- Killed by
- Secondary (post-eruption) mudflows
- Earthquake
- Yes: the earthquake with it
- Location
- 36.571° N, 137.590° 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.
Mudflows following earthquake-generated landslide killed many; eruption uncertain. No eruption. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Midagahara
More
Every eruption in 1858The 1800sMidagaharaEarthquakes near MidagaharaThis 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 6484.