August 10, 1996 Eruption of Kanlaon
Kanlaon in the Philippines erupted on August 10, 1996 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 3 people.
Where it erupted
Kanlaon, Philippines, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- August 10, 1996
- Volcano
- Kanlaon, stratovolcano
- Country
- Philippines
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
- Killed by
- Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
- Location
- 10.410° N, 123.130° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 18
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.
Three members of a large climbing group at the
summit of Canlaon were killed during a brief explosive
eruption on August 10. Eighteen other members
were hospitalized because of injuries from falling
ejecta. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Kanlaon
More
Every eruption in 1996The 1900sKanlaonEarthquakes near KanlaonThis 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 693.