Mayon

1875 Eruption of Mayon

1875 · 1,500 deaths

Mayon in the Philippines erupted in 1875. The eruption killed 1,500 people.

Where it erupted

Mayon, Philippines, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date
1875
Volcano
Mayon, stratovolcano
Killed by
Secondary (post-eruption) mudflows
Location
13.257° N, 123.685° E

The toll

Deaths
1,500

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.

Deaths due to rain-triggered lahars. Not in eruption, since July 1873. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Mayon

More

Every eruption in 1875The 1800sMayonEarthquakes near Mayon

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 6427.