1914 Eruption of Witori
Witori in Papua New Guinea erupted in 1914 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.
Where it erupted
Witori, Papua New Guinea, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- 1914
- Volcano
- Witori, caldera
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
- Killed by
- Indirect deaths (disease, starvation, exposure)
- Location
- 5.575° S, 150.516° E
The toll
- Deaths
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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.
People on NE coast ~13 km from volcano faced with starvation and perhaps died from it. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Witori
More
Every eruption in 1914The 1900sWitoriEarthquakes near Witori
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 1354.