List of volcanic eruption deaths


This is a list of notable people who died as a result of injuries sustained during a volcanic eruption.
NameAgeVolcanoLocationDate
Pliny the Elder56Mount VesuviusItaly24 August CE 79
Drusilla~41Mount VesuviusItaly24 August CE 79
Caesius BassusMount VesuviusItaly24 August CE 79
Aulus Umbricius ScaurusMount VesuviusItaly24 August CE 79
Carl Hunstein45Ritter IslandPapua New Guinea13 March 1888
Louis Mouttet44Mount PeléeMartinique8 May 1902
Hélène de Coppet35Mount PeléeMartinique8 May 1902
Marius Hurard53Mount PeléeMartinique8 May 1902
Truman Taylor21KīlaueaHawaii18 May 1924
David A. Johnston30Mount St. HelensUnited States18 May 1980
Reid Blackburn28Mount St. HelensUnited States18 May 1980
Robert Landsburg48Mount St. HelensUnited States18 May 1980
Harry R. Truman83Mount St. HelensUnited States18 May 1980
Omayra Sánchez13Nevado del RuizColombia16 November 1985
Katia Krafft49Mount UnzenJapan3 June 1991
Maurice Krafft45Mount UnzenJapan3 June 1991
Harry Glicken33Mount UnzenJapan3 June 1991
Mbah Maridjan83Mount MerapiIndonesia26 October 2010