September 6, 1971 Eruption of Tinakula

Name: September 6, 1971 Eruption of Tinakula
Start: 1971-09-06
Location: Tinakula, Solomon Islands

September 6, 1971 · VEI 2

Tinakula in the Solomon Islands erupted on September 6, 1971 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It caused a tsunami.

Where it erupted

Tinakula, Solomon Islands, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: September 6, 1971
Volcano: Tinakula, stratovolcano
Country: Solomon Islands
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Location: 10.386° S, 165.804° E

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Start Date: 1971 Sep 6, Stop Date: 1971 Dec 11. Eruption Certainty: Confirmed. VEI 2. Evidence: Historical Observations. Upper and lower NW flanks. (reference #2432)

Other tsunamis due to earthquakes accompanying eruptions

are: ... 1971 September 6 Tinakula... (reference #1686)

Other significant eruptions of Tinakula

Every eruption in 1971 The 1900s Tinakula Earthquakes near Tinakula 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 2235.