June 18, 1961 Eruption of Taisetsuzan
Taisetsuzan in Japan erupted on June 18, 1961. The eruption killed 2 people.
Where it erupted
Taisetsuzan, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- June 18, 1961
- Volcano
- Taisetsuzan, stratovolcano
- Country
- Japan
- Killed by
- Gas (from eruptive craters, fumaroles and solfataras)
- Location
- 43.664° N, 142.854° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
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)
On June 18, volcanic gas at the bottom of the Ohachidaira crater killed 2 mountain climbers. (reference #12936)
Other significant eruptions of Taisetsuzan
More
Every eruption in 1961The 1900sTaisetsuzanEarthquakes near TaisetsuzanThis 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 6550.