August 7, 1871 Eruption of Gamalama

Date

August 7, 1871

Volcano

Gamalama, stratovolcano

Country

Indonesia

Volcanic Explosivity Index

2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)

Killed by

Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)

Location

0.810° N, 127.332° E

Deaths

1

Injuries

1

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.

• December 18, 2014VEI 2 · 1 death
• December 27, 2011VEI 2 · 4 deaths
• December 31, 1962VEI 2 · 5 deaths
• February 2, 1840VEI 3 · 500 houses destroyed · tsunami
• February 26, 1838VEI 2 · 4 deaths
• 1775VEI 3 · 1,300 deaths
• February 2, 1773VEI 2 · Deaths: some
• May 9, 1772VEI 3 · 35 deaths · tsunami
• July 18, 1608VEI 3 · Deaths: few · tsunami

Every eruption in 1871The 1800sGamalamaEarthquakes near GamalamaThis day in weather history

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 643.