June 29, 1962 Eruption of Tokachidake
Tokachidake in Japan erupted on June 29, 1962 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. The eruption killed 5 people.
Where it erupted
Tokachidake, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- June 29, 1962
- Volcano
- Tokachidake, stratovolcano
- Country
- Japan
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
- Killed by
- Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
- Location
- 43.418° N, 142.686° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 11
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, 11 injured by falling blocks. (reference #1492)
Sulfur mining office at edge of Taisho crater damaged by volcanic blocks. 5 dead, 11 injured. (reference #12936)
Other significant eruptions of Tokachidake
More
Every eruption in 1962The 1900sTokachidakeEarthquakes near TokachidakeThis 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 2746.