1914 Eruption of Ambae

Name: 1914 Eruption of Ambae
Start: 1914
Location: Ambae, Vanuatu

1914 · 100 deaths

Ambae in Vanuatu erupted in 1914. The eruption killed 100 people.

Where it erupted

Ambae, Vanuatu, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: 1914
Volcano: Ambae, shield volcano
Country: Vanuatu
Killed by: Lava flows
Location: 15.389° S, 167.835° E

The toll

Deaths: 100

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.

Lahars in about 1916 (some sources say 1914) caused by a possible eruption or a landslide killed 100 persons. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Ambae

Every eruption in 1914 The 1900s Ambae Earthquakes near Ambae

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 6304.