- Type:
- Volcanic Eruption
- Date:
- January 24, 1817 CE
- Location:
- Ijen, Indonesia
- Explosivity (VEI):
- 2
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGVOL: VEI 2
- NOAA_SIGVOL: VEI 4
Other volcanic eruption records of 1817 CE
- Raung, Indonesia · VEI 4
Press of the period
Archive newspaper issues published within a few days of this event. These issues may not report the event itself; they offer a direct window onto the press of the period.
- 's Gravenhaagsche courantJanuary 27, 1817open in archive ↗
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, doi:10.7289/V5JW8BSH · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did Ijen (1817 CE) happen?
- January 24, 1817 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, doi:10.7289/V5JW8BSH; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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