1994 Rabaul eruption
E1024249
The 1994 Rabaul eruption was a major volcanic event in Papua New Guinea in which simultaneous eruptions from Tavurvur and Vulcan devastated much of the town of Rabaul and forced its evacuation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1994 Rabaul volcanic eruptions | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
natural disaster
ⓘ
volcanic eruption ⓘ |
| ashAffectedArea |
Bougainville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ New Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ashColumnHeight |
reached stratosphere
ⓘ
up to about 18 km ⓘ |
| ashDriftDirection |
northwestward
ⓘ
westward ⓘ |
| caldera | Rabaul caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | at least 5 deaths ⓘ |
| caused |
ashfall
ⓘ
lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ tephra fall ⓘ tsunami ⓘ |
| comparedTo | 1937 Rabaul eruption NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| displacedPeople | thousands of residents ⓘ |
| eruptionOf | Rabaul caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | explosive ⓘ |
| eruptionType | Plinian ⓘ |
| hazardType | volcanic ash hazard to aviation ⓘ |
| impact |
closure of Rabaul airport
ⓘ
destruction of infrastructure in Rabaul ⓘ devastated much of the town of Rabaul ⓘ forced evacuation of Rabaul ⓘ |
| involvedVolcano |
Tavurvur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vulcan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo | relocation of provincial capital from Rabaul to Kokopo ⓘ |
| location |
East New Britain Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Rabaul Volcanological Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| month | September ⓘ |
| notableFor |
severe damage to Rabaul town
ⓘ
simultaneous eruptions of Tavurvur and Vulcan ⓘ |
| partOf | volcanism of the Bismarck volcanic arc ⓘ |
| precededBy |
ground deformation
ⓘ
increased seismicity ⓘ |
| region | Bismarck Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1994-09-19 ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | subduction zone ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | early morning ⓘ |
| VEI | 4 ⓘ |
| volcanicArc | Bismarck volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1994 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1994 Rabaul volcanic eruptions