July 24, 1939 Eruption of Kick 'em Jenny
Kick 'em Jenny in the Netherlands erupted on July 24, 1939 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. It caused a tsunami.
Where it erupted
Kick 'em Jenny, Netherlands, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- July 24, 1939
- Volcano
- Kick 'em Jenny, submarine volcano
- Country
- Netherlands
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 1, small (eruption column 100 m to 1 km)
- Killed by
- Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Location
- 12.300° N, 61.640° W
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.
Other significant eruptions of Kick 'em Jenny
More
Every eruption in 1939The 1900sKick 'em JennyEarthquakes near Kick 'em JennyThis 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 7224.