January 1, 1964 Eruption of Paluweh

Name: January 1, 1964 Eruption of Paluweh
Start: 1964-01-01
Location: Paluweh, Indonesia

January 1, 1964 · VEI 2 · 1 death

Paluweh in Indonesia erupted on January 1, 1964 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 1 person.

Where it erupted

Paluweh, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: January 1, 1964
Volcano: Paluweh, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Location: 8.320° S, 121.708° E

The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 3

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.

1964, Jan 1. 1 killed, 3 wounded. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Paluweh

Every eruption in 1964 The 1900s Paluweh Earthquakes near Paluweh This 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 395.