July 7, 1869 Eruption of Lewotobi

Name: July 7, 1869 Eruption of Lewotobi
Start: 1869-07-07
Location: Lewotobi, Indonesia

July 7, 1869 · VEI 2 · 2 deaths

Lewotobi in Indonesia erupted on July 7, 1869 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 2 people.

Where it erupted

Lewotobi, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: July 7, 1869
Volcano: Lewotobi, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Location: 8.542° S, 122.775° E

The toll

Deaths: 2

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.

Two deaths, cause unknown.

Other significant eruptions of Lewotobi

Every eruption in 1869 The 1800s Lewotobi Earthquakes near Lewotobi 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 410.