January 29, 2004 Eruption of Egon

Name: January 29, 2004 Eruption of Egon
Start: 2004-01-29
Location: Egon, Indonesia

January 29, 2004 · VEI 1 · 1 death

Egon in Indonesia erupted on January 29, 2004 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. The eruption killed 1 person.

Where it erupted

Egon, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: January 29, 2004
Volcano: Egon, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 1, small (eruption column 100 m to 1 km)
Killed by: Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
Location: 8.676° S, 122.455° 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.

One person was killed by smoke and ash inhalation; another fatality from unknown causes may have occurred. (reference #9675)

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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 6405.