List of volcanic eruption deaths

This is a list of notable people who died as a result of injuries sustained during a volcanic eruption.

Name	Age	Volcano	Location	Date
Pliny the Elder[1]	56	Mount Vesuvius	Italy	24 August AD 79
Caesius Bassus[2]	Un­known	Mount Vesuvius	Italy	24 August AD 79
Carl Hunstein	45	Ritter Island	Papua New Guinea	13 March 1888
Louis Mouttet	44	Mount Pelée	Martinique	8 May 1902
Truman Taylor[3][4]	21	Kīlauea	Hawaii	18 May 1924
David A. Johnston	30	Mount St. Helens	United States	18 May 1980
Reid Blackburn	28	Mount St. Helens	United States	18 May 1980
Robert Landsburg	48	Mount St. Helens	United States	18 May 1980
Harry R. Truman	83	Mount St. Helens	United States	18 May 1980
Omayra Sánchez	13	Nevado del Ruiz	Colombia	16 November 1985
Katia Krafft	49	Mount Unzen	Japan	3 June 1991
Maurice Krafft	45	Mount Unzen	Japan	3 June 1991
Harry Glicken	33	Mount Unzen	Japan	3 June 1991
Mbah Maridjan	83	Mount Merapi	Indonesia	26 Oct 2010

See also

• List of volcanic eruptions by death toll
• Lists of people by cause of death
• Volcano

References

1. David, Ariel (31 August 2017). "Pompeii Hero Pliny the Elder May Have Been Found 2,000 Years Later". Haaretz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
2. Stover, Tim (5 July 2012). "Epic and Empire in Vespasianic Rome: A New Reading of Valerius Flaccus' Argonautica". OUP Oxford. p. 8. ISBN 9780199644087.
3. Program, Volcano Hazards. "USGS: Volcano Hazards Program HVO Kilauea". volcanoes.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
4. "Truman Arthur Taylor". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2018-05-06.