May 21, 1892 Eruption of Sorikmarapi

Name: May 21, 1892 Eruption of Sorikmarapi
Start: 1892-05-21
Location: Sorikmarapi, Indonesia

May 21, 1892 · VEI 2 · 180 deaths

Sorikmarapi in Indonesia erupted on May 21, 1892 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 180 people.

Where it erupted

Sorikmarapi, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: May 21, 1892
Volcano: Sorikmarapi, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Killed by: Mudflows and lahars
Location: 0.686° N, 99.539° E

The toll

Deaths: 180

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 at Sibangor village, 7 km NNE of summit. (reference #9675)

Every eruption in 1892 The 1800s Sorikmarapi Earthquakes near Sorikmarapi 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 4450.