February 25, 1904 Eruption of Karthala

Name: February 25, 1904 Eruption of Karthala
Start: 1904-02-25
Location: Karthala, Comoros

February 25, 1904 · VEI 2 · 1 death

Karthala in the Comoros erupted on February 25, 1904 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 1 person.

Where it erupted

Karthala, Comoros, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: February 25, 1904
Volcano: Karthala, shield volcano
Country: Comoros
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Killed by: Lava flows
Location: 11.750° S, 43.380° E

The toll

Deaths: 1
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.

A lava flow destroyed cultivated land and killed one person. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Karthala

Every eruption in 1904 The 1900s Karthala Earthquakes near Karthala 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 15.