October 24, 2004 Eruption of Manam
Manam in Papua New Guinea erupted on October 24, 2004 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. The eruption killed 5 people.
Where it erupted
Manam, Papua New Guinea, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- October 24, 2004
- Volcano
- Manam, stratovolcano
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 4, large (eruption column 10 to 25 km)
- Killed by
- Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
- Location
- 4.080° S, 145.037° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 5
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.
2004, October 24. Two elderly women and three children died from respiratory complications from ash inhalation. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Manam
More
Every eruption in 2004The 2000sManamEarthquakes near ManamThis 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 6184.