August 17, 1983 Eruption of Iliwerung

Name: August 17, 1983 Eruption of Iliwerung
Start: 1983-08-17
Location: Iliwerung, Indonesia

August 17, 1983 · VEI 1

Iliwerung in Indonesia erupted on August 17, 1983 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. It caused a tsunami.

Where it erupted

Iliwerung, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: August 17, 1983
Volcano: Iliwerung, complex volcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 1, small (eruption column 100 m to 1 km)
Killed by: Waves or tsunami
Tsunami: Yes: the tsunami it caused
Location: 8.532° S, 123.573° 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.

Some people disappeared because of tsunami associated with submarine eruption. No further information is available about an eruption or a tsunami at this time. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Iliwerung

Every eruption in 1983 The 1900s Iliwerung Earthquakes near Iliwerung 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 447.