June 1953 Eruption of Sirung

Name: June 1953 Eruption of Sirung
Start: 1953-06
Location: Sirung, Indonesia

June 1953 · VEI 0 · 5 deaths

Sirung in Indonesia erupted in June 1953 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 0. The eruption killed 5 people.

Where it erupted

Sirung, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: June 1953
Volcano: Sirung, complex volcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0, non-explosive (eruption column under 100 m)
Location: 8.497° S, 124.131° E

The toll

Deaths: 5
Injuries: 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.

5 killed, 1 injured.

Other significant eruptions of Sirung

December 1, 1987125 deaths · $5 million · 237 houses destroyed

Every eruption in 1953 The 1900s Sirung Earthquakes near Sirung

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 450.