June 1949 Eruption of Camiguin
Camiguin in the Philippines erupted in June 1949 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. The eruption killed 2 people.
Where it erupted
Camiguin, Philippines, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- June 1949
- Volcano
- Camiguin, stratovolcano
- Country
- Philippines
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
- Killed by
- Pyroclastic flows, surges and direct blasts
- Location
- 9.203° N, 124.673° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
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.
Witham lists 2 fatalities, possibly from pyroclastic flows. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Camiguin
More
Every eruption in 1949The 1900sCamiguinEarthquakes near Camiguin
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 6425.