Mayon

June 30, 1981 Eruption of Mayon

June 30, 1981 · 200 deaths

Mayon in the Philippines erupted on June 30, 1981. The eruption killed 200 people.

Where it erupted

Mayon, Philippines, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date
June 30, 1981
Volcano
Mayon, stratovolcano
Killed by
Secondary (post-eruption) mudflows
Location
13.257° N, 123.685° E

The toll

Deaths
200

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.

At least 200 fatalities caused by lahars initiated by typhoon. BVE gives 40 confirmed dead and 7 missing. No eruption. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Mayon

More

Every eruption in 1981The 1900sMayonEarthquakes near MayonThis 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 5545.