November 3, 1994 Eruption of Rinjani

Name: November 3, 1994 Eruption of Rinjani
Start: 1994-11-03
Location: Rinjani, Indonesia

November 3, 1994 · VEI 3 · 31 deaths

Rinjani in Indonesia erupted on November 3, 1994 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. The eruption killed 31 people.

Where it erupted

Rinjani, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: November 3, 1994
Volcano: Rinjani, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Killed by: Secondary (post-eruption) mudflows
Location: 8.420° S, 116.470° E

The toll

Deaths: 31

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 cold lahar from the summit area killed 30 residents of the village of Aikmel who were collecting water from the Kokok Jenggak River. One other person remained missing on November 9. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Rinjani

September 27, 2016VEI 2

Every eruption in 1994 The 1900s Rinjani Earthquakes near Rinjani 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 6384.