January 1973 Eruption of Paluweh

Name: January 1973 Eruption of Paluweh
Start: 1973-01
Location: Paluweh, Indonesia

January 1973 · VEI 3

Paluweh in Indonesia erupted in January 1973 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3.

Where it erupted

Paluweh, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: January 1973
Volcano: Paluweh, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Location: 8.320° S, 121.708° E

The toll

Damage: Limited (under about $1 million)
Houses destroyed: Few (about 1 to 50)

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.

Area of Activity: Rokatenda. Eruptive Characteristics: Central vent eruption, Explosive eruption,

Damage (land, property, etc.). (reference #2432)

Other significant eruptions of Paluweh

Every eruption in 1973 The 1900s Paluweh Earthquakes near Paluweh

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 397.