July 3, 1874 Eruption of Miyakejima
Miyakejima in Japan erupted on July 3, 1874 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. The eruption killed 1 person.
Where it erupted
Miyakejima, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- July 3, 1874
- Volcano
- Miyakejima, stratovolcano
- Country
- Japan
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
- Killed by
- Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
- Location
- 34.094° N, 139.526° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Houses destroyed
- 45
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.
A person near the crater was missing and presumed dead. (reference #9675)
45 houses were buried. 1 person was killed. (reference #12936)
Other significant eruptions of Miyakejima
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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 2582.