{"id":2312,"date":"2023-03-09T15:57:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T14:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountabove.com\/?p=2312"},"modified":"2023-03-09T15:57:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T14:57:18","slug":"how-many-people-died-when-mount-fuji-erupted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountabove.com\/how-many-people-died-when-mount-fuji-erupted\/","title":{"rendered":"How many people died when mount fuji erupted?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776.24 m (12,388.2 ft). It is an active volcano that last erupted in 1707. It is estimated that 1,300 people died in the eruption.<\/p>\n

There is no definitive answer to this question as the death toll from the eruption of Mount Fuji is unknown.<\/p>\n

How many people died during the Fuji eruption? <\/h2>\n

The 2050 eruption of Mount Fuji was a large phreatic and Plinian eruption that occurred between Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures in Chubu, Japan. The eruption had a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 5, and resulted in the deaths of 11,435 people (5717 direct, 5718 indirect) and the injuries of 22,455 people (18,042 direct, 4,413 indirect). Damages from the eruption were estimated at nearly 1 trillion yen (10 billion USD).<\/p>\n

The Hōei eruption was a devastating event for the people living in the Fuji region. The release of tephra from the volcano caused an agricultural decline, leading many in the Fuji area to die of starvation. Volcanic ash fell and widely covered the cultivated fields east of Mount Fuji, making it difficult for people to grow crops and leading to a decline in the quality of life for many in the region.<\/p>\n

What would happen if Mount Fuji were to erupt <\/h3>\n