Kuchinoerabujima

December 24, 1933 Eruption of Kuchinoerabujima

December 24, 1933 · VEI 4 · 8 deaths

Kuchinoerabujima in Japan erupted on December 24, 1933 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. The eruption killed 8 people.

Where it erupted

Kuchinoerabujima, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date
December 24, 1933
Volcano
Kuchinoerabujima, stratovolcano
Country
Japan
Volcanic Explosivity Index
4, large (eruption column 10 to 25 km)
Killed by
Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
Location
30.443° N, 130.217° E

The toll

Deaths
8
Injuries
26

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.

An explosion ejected tephra to the SSE, killing 8 and injuring 26. Nanakama village, 1.5 km from the crater was burned by fire from glowing blocks. CAVW gives date as 12/23.

Other significant eruptions of Kuchinoerabujima

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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 823.