October 1894 Eruption of Ambrym

Name: October 1894 Eruption of Ambrym
Start: 1894-10
Location: Ambrym, Vanuatu

October 1894 · VEI 3 · 10 deaths

Ambrym in Vanuatu erupted in October 1894 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. The eruption killed 10 people.

Where it erupted

Ambrym, Vanuatu, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: October 1894
Volcano: Ambrym, pyroclastic shield
Country: Vanuatu
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Killed by: Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts); Lava flows
Location: 16.250° S, 168.120° E

The toll

Deaths: 10

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.

Six persons were killed by volcanic bombs, 4 were overtaken by lava flows. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Ambrym

Every eruption in 1894 The 1800s Ambrym Earthquakes near Ambrym

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 2250.