October 5, 1953 Eruption of Izu-Oshima

Name: October 5, 1953 Eruption of Izu-Oshima
Start: 1953-10-05
Location: Izu-Oshima, Japan

October 5, 1953 · VEI 1 · 1 death

Izu-Oshima in Japan erupted on October 5, 1953 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. The eruption killed 1 person.

Where it erupted

Izu-Oshima, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: October 5, 1953
Volcano: Izu-Oshima, stratovolcano
Country: Japan
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 1, small (eruption column 100 m to 1 km)
Location: 34.724° N, 139.394° E

The toll

Deaths: 1

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.

1 death. Cause not listed.

Other significant eruptions of Izu-Oshima

Every eruption in 1953 The 1900s Izu-Oshima Earthquakes near Izu-Oshima This 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 1315.