June 7, 1893 Eruption of Azumayama

Name: June 7, 1893 Eruption of Azumayama
Start: 1893-06-07
Location: Azumayama, Japan

June 7, 1893 · VEI 2 · 2 deaths

Azumayama in Japan erupted on June 7, 1893 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 2 people.

Where it erupted

Azumayama, Japan.

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The eruption

Date: June 7, 1893
Volcano: Azumayama, stratovolcano
Country: Japan
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Killed by: Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
Location: 37.735° N, 140.244° E

The toll

Deaths: 2

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.

2 geologists were killed on the crater rim by falling stones. (reference #9675)

2 people doing research near the crater were killed. (reference #12936)

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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 1215.