November 15, 1986 Eruption of Izu-Oshima
Izu-Oshima in Japan erupted on November 15, 1986 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. The eruption killed 1 person.
Where it erupted
Izu-Oshima, Japan, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- November 15, 1986
- Volcano
- Izu-Oshima, stratovolcano
- Country
- Japan
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
- Killed by
- Indirect deaths (disease, starvation, exposure)
- Location
- 34.724° N, 139.394° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
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.
A 74-year-old man died of a heart attack while being evacuated by ship from the island, on eruption's first day.
Other significant eruptions of Izu-Oshima
More
Every eruption in 1986The 1900sIzu-OshimaEarthquakes near Izu-OshimaThis 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 1332.