1875 Eruption of Mayon
Mayon in the Philippines erupted in 1875. The eruption killed 1,500 people.
Where it erupted
Mayon, Philippines, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- 1875
- Volcano
- Mayon, stratovolcano
- Country
- Philippines
- 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
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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 6427.