August 1869 Eruption of Lamongan

Name: August 1869 Eruption of Lamongan
Start: 1869-08
Location: Lamongan, Indonesia

August 1869 · VEI 2 · 8 deaths

Lamongan in Indonesia erupted in August 1869 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 8 people.

Where it erupted

Lamongan, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: August 1869
Volcano: Lamongan, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Killed by: Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts); Avalanche (debris and landslides)
Location: 7.981° S, 113.341° E

The toll

Deaths: 8

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.

Ashfall and volcanic bombs killed 8, Neumann van Padang cites rock avalanches.

Other significant eruptions of Lamongan

August 1843VEI 2 · 4 deaths

Every eruption in 1869 The 1800s Lamongan Earthquakes near Lamongan

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 269.