February 11, 1878 Eruption of Yasur

Name: February 11, 1878 Eruption of Yasur
Start: 1878-02-11
Location: Yasur, Vanuatu

February 11, 1878

Yasur in Vanuatu erupted on February 11, 1878. It caused a tsunami.

Where it erupted

Yasur, Vanuatu, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: February 11, 1878
Volcano: Yasur, stratovolcano
Country: Vanuatu
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Earthquake: Yes: the earthquake with it
Location: 19.532° S, 169.447° E

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Reference #414:

1878, February 11. There was an even stronger earthquake on

Tanna Island with the formation of a large sea wave... According to Sapper, the volcano began to erupt on February 9 until the 11th.

Reference #79:

1878, February 11. Quake and eruption of Yasowa volcano, Tanna island.

Other significant eruptions of Yasur

Every eruption in 1878 The 1800s Yasur Earthquakes near Yasur This 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 5664.