October 16, 1895 Eruption of Kirishimayama
Kirishimayama in Japan erupted on October 16, 1895 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 4 people.
Where it erupted
Kirishimayama, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- October 16, 1895
- Volcano
- Kirishimayama, shield volcano
- Country
- Japan
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
- Killed by
- Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
- Location
- 31.934° N, 130.862° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 4
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.
Fatalities in the area of Ohachi.
Other significant eruptions of Kirishimayama
More
Every eruption in 1895The 1800sKirishimayamaEarthquakes near KirishimayamaThis 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 4472.