August 1870 Eruption of Ruang
Ruang in Indonesia erupted in August 1870 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.
Where it erupted
Ruang, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
The toll
- Deaths
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Houses destroyed
- 40
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.
Unknown number of deaths, 1 village completely destroyed, 40 houses destroyed.
Other significant eruptions of Ruang
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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 530.