640 Eruption of Harrat Uwayrid
Harrat Uwayrid in Saudi Arabia erupted in 640 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2.
Where it erupted
Harrat Uwayrid, Saudi Arabia.
The eruption
- Date
- 640
- Volcano
- Harrat Uwayrid, volcanic field
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
- Killed by
- Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
- Location
- 27.080° N, 37.250° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 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.
Bedouin describe fire and stones killing herdsmen, cattle, and sheep. Location and date uncertain. (reference #9675)
More
Every eruption in 640The 600sHarrat UwayridEarthquakes near Harrat Uwayrid
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 1352.