July 19, 1874 Eruption of Taal
Taal in the Philippines erupted on July 19, 1874 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.
Where it erupted
Taal, Philippines, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- July 19, 1874
- Volcano
- Taal, stratovolcano
- Country
- Philippines
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
- Location
- 14.011° N, 120.998° E
The toll
- Deaths
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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.
On July 19, 1874, took place an eruption of gases and ashes which killed all the live stock which was being raised on Volcano Island and withered or burned the entire vegetation on the western slopes of the crater. (reference #2340)
Other significant eruptions of Taal
More
Every eruption in 1874The 1800sTaalEarthquakes near TaalThis 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 756.