February 11, 1974 Eruption of Karangetang

Name: February 11, 1974 Eruption of Karangetang
Start: 1974-02-11
Location: Karangetang, Indonesia

February 11, 1974 · VEI 3 · 4 deaths

Karangetang in Indonesia erupted on February 11, 1974 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. The eruption killed 4 people.

Where it erupted

Karangetang, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: February 11, 1974
Volcano: Karangetang, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Killed by: Avalanche (debris and landslides)
Location: 2.781° N, 125.407° E

The toll

Deaths: 4

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.

Earthquake caused landslides.

Other significant eruptions of Karangetang

Every eruption in 1974 The 1900s Karangetang Earthquakes near Karangetang 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 561.