May 2, 2019 Eruption of Irazu
Irazu in Costa Rica erupted on May 2, 2019. It caused a tsunami.
Where it erupted
Irazu, Costa Rica, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- May 2, 2019
- Volcano
- Irazu, stratovolcano
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Killed by
- Waves or tsunami
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Location
- 9.979° N, 83.852° W
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
No eruption.
On May 2, 2019 (12:53 p.m.) a landslide with a seiche (type tsunami; in a lake) occurred, which produced a change in the color of the waters of the crater lake, a product of the landslide and sediment input, as well as the disturbance of the lacustrine bottom. (reference #13833)
Other significant eruptions of Irazu
More
Every eruption in 2019The 2000sIrazuEarthquakes near IrazuThis 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 7575.