1895 Eruption of Dakataua
Dakataua in Papua New Guinea erupted in 1895 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.
Where it erupted
Dakataua, Papua New Guinea, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- 1895
- Volcano
- Dakataua, caldera
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
- Killed by
- ?
- Location
- 5.046° S, 150.100° E
The toll
- Deaths
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
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.
Eruption some years before 1923 killed people and destroyed property on E coast. Last known eruption was in the 1890s.
Other significant eruptions of Dakataua
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Every eruption in 1895The 1800sDakatauaEarthquakes near Dakataua
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 1353.