November 13, 1899 Eruption of Dona Juana
Dona Juana in Colombia erupted on November 13, 1899 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. The eruption killed 55 people.
Where it erupted
Dona Juana, Colombia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- November 13, 1899
- Volcano
- Dona Juana, stratovolcano
- Country
- Colombia
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 4, large (eruption column 10 to 25 km)
- Killed by
- Pyroclastic flows, surges and direct blasts
- Location
- 1.500° N, 76.936° W
The toll
- Deaths
- 55
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.
50-60 killed by burns from blocks and ash from hot avalanches. 200-300 animals also killed.
Other significant eruptions of Dona Juana
More
Every eruption in 1899The 1800sDona JuanaEarthquakes near Dona JuanaThis 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 3855.