July 12, 1958 Eruption of Mahawu

Name: July 12, 1958 Eruption of Mahawu
Start: 1958-07-12
Location: Mahawu, Indonesia

July 12, 1958 · VEI 2 · 1 death

Mahawu in Indonesia erupted on July 12, 1958 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 1 person.

Where it erupted

Mahawu, Indonesia.

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The eruption

Date: July 12, 1958
Volcano: Mahawu, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Killed by: Mudflows and lahars
Location: 1.352° N, 124.865° E

The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 10

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 killed by mud, 10 injured.

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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 525.