June 17, 1974 Eruption of Aira

Date

June 17, 1974

Volcano

Aira, stratovolcano

Country

Japan

Volcanic Explosivity Index

3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)

Killed by

Mudflows and lahars

Location

31.577° N, 130.659° E

Deaths

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.

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• November 3, 1471VEI 5 · Deaths: many
• July 20, 766VEI 3 · Deaths: many · tsunami
• 764VEI 4 · 80 deaths

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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 4470.