July 21, 1954 Eruption of Midagahara
Midagahara in Japan erupted on July 21, 1954. The eruption killed 1 person.
Where it erupted
Midagahara, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- July 21, 1954
- Volcano
- Midagahara, stratovolcano
- Country
- Japan
- Killed by
- Gas (from eruptive craters, fumaroles and solfataras)
- Location
- 36.571° N, 137.590° 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.
No eruption. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Midagahara
More
Every eruption in 1954The 1900sMidagaharaEarthquakes near MidagaharaThis 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 6486.