September 15, 1950 Eruption of Camiguin
Camiguin in the Philippines erupted on September 15, 1950 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. The eruption killed 68 people.
Where it erupted
Camiguin, Philippines, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- September 15, 1950
- 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
- 68
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.
Macdonald and Alcaraz note only several killed (lime 12117/51, p36 gives 68) by pyroclastic flow and that clothing was not burned. Witham lists range of 66-84 fatalities. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Camiguin
More
Every eruption in 1950The 1900sCamiguinEarthquakes near CamiguinThis 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 680.