October 1, 2005 Eruption of Santa Ana
Santa Ana in El Salvador erupted on October 1, 2005 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 3. The eruption killed 2 people.
Where it erupted
Santa Ana, El Salvador.
The eruption
- Date
- October 1, 2005
- Volcano
- Santa Ana, stratovolcano
- Country
- El Salvador
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 3, moderate to large (eruption column 3 to 15 km)
- Killed by
- Avalanche (debris and landslides)
- Location
- 13.853° N, 89.630° W
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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.
Two persons were killed at the settlement of Palo de Campana, on the NE flank, possibly due to landslides associated with heavy rainfall. (reference #9675)
A 1 October 2005 eruption at Santa Ana (also called Ilamatepec) sent a plume to 14 km altitude and led to initial estimates cited in the press of two deaths (perhaps from landslides), several injuries, and the evacuation of over 2,000 people. (reference #2432)
More
Every eruption in 2005The 2000sSanta AnaEarthquakes near Santa AnaThis 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 6604.