November 25, 2005 Eruption of Karthala

Name: November 25, 2005 Eruption of Karthala
Start: 2005-11-25
Location: Karthala, Comoros

November 25, 2005 · VEI 3 · 1 death

Karthala in the Comoros erupted on November 25, 2005 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. The eruption killed 1 person.

Where it erupted

Karthala, Comoros, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: November 25, 2005
Volcano: Karthala, shield volcano
Country: Comoros
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
Killed by: Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
Location: 11.750° S, 43.380° E

The toll

Deaths: 1
Damage: Limited (under about $1 million)

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 infant died, apparently as a result of ash-fall, during the eruption. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Karthala

Every eruption in 2005 The 2000s Karthala Earthquakes near Karthala 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 5004.