February 16, 1900 Eruption of Kirishimayama

Name: February 16, 1900 Eruption of Kirishimayama
Start: 1900-02-16
Location: Kirishimayama, Japan

February 16, 1900 · VEI 2 · 2 deaths

Kirishimayama in Japan erupted on February 16, 1900 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 2 people.

Where it erupted

Kirishimayama, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: February 16, 1900
Volcano: Kirishimayama, shield volcano
Country: Japan
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Location: 31.934° N, 130.862° E

The toll

Deaths: 2
Injuries: 3

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 killed, 3 injured.

Other significant eruptions of Kirishimayama

Every eruption in 1900 The 1900s Kirishimayama Earthquakes near Kirishimayama This 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 4474.