Below is a list of selected major eruptions of volcanoes in Indonesia, sorted chronologically by the starting date of the eruption. Only eruptions with scale 3 or above on VEI are given with known sources and fatalities, except if smaller scale eruptions resulted some fatalities.
|
Eruption date |
Volcano |
Cessation date |
VEI |
Characteristics |
Tsunami |
Tephra volume |
Fatality |
 |
| |
20 Jan 1992 |
Merapi |
2002 |
2 |
cv,pf,ld,lm |
no |
N/A |
66 |
| 10 Feb 1990 |
Kelut |
Mar 1990 |
4 |
cv,cl,pf,ph,ld,lm |
no |
0.13 km³ |
35 |
| 18 Jul 1983 |
Colo |
Dec 1983 |
4 |
cv,pf,ph |
no |
N/A |
0 |
| 5 Apr 1982 |
Galunggung |
8 Jan 1983 |
4 |
cv,pf,lf,lm |
no |
> 0.37 km³ |
68 |
| 6 Oct 1972 |
Merapi |
Mar 1985 |
2 |
cv,pf,lf,ld,lm |
no |
0.021 km³ |
29 |
| 26 Apr 1966 |
Kelut |
27 Apr 1966 |
4 |
cv,cl,pf,lm |
no |
0.089 km³ |
212 |
| 17 Mar 1963 |
Agung |
27 Jan 1964 |
5 |
cv,pf,lf,lm |
no |
1 km³ |
1,148 |
| 31 Aug 1951 |
Kelut |
31 Aug 1951 |
4 |
cv,cl,pf,lm |
no |
0.2 km³ |
7 |
| 25 Nov 1930 |
Merapi |
Sep 1931 |
3 |
cv,rf,pf,lf,ld,lm |
no |
0.0017 km³ |
1,369 |
| 19 May 1919 |
Kelut |
20 May 1919 |
4 |
cv,cl,pf,lm |
no |
0.19 km³ |
5,110 |
| 7 Jun 1892 |
Awu |
12 Jun 1892 |
3 |
cv,pf,lm |
yes |
N/A |
1,532 |
| 26 Aug 1883 |
Krakatau |
Feb 1884 |
6 |
cv,se,pf,fa,lm,cc |
15–42 m |
5–8.5 km³ |
36,600 |
| 15 Apr 1872 |
Merapi |
21 Apr 1872 |
4 |
cv,pf |
no |
0.33 km³ |
200 |
| 2 Mar 1856 |
Awu |
17 Mar 1856 |
3 |
cv,pf,lm |
yes |
0.51±0.50 km³ |
2,806 |
| 8 Oct 1822 |
Galunggung |
Dec 1822 |
5 |
cv,pf,ld,lm |
no |
> 1 km³ |
4,011 |
| 10 Apr 1815 |
Tambora |
15 Jul 1815 |
7 |
cv,pf,cc |
1–2 m |
160 km³ |
> 71,000 |
| 6 Aug 1812 |
Awu |
8 Aug 1812 |
4 |
cv,pf,lm |
no |
0.55±0.50 km³ |
963 |
| 12 Aug 1772 |
Papandayan |
12 Aug 1772 |
3 |
cv,ph |
no |
N/A |
2,957 |
| 4 Aug 1672 |
Merapi |
unknown |
3 |
cv,pf,lm |
no |
N/A |
3,000 |
| 1586 |
Kelut |
unknown |
5 |
cf,cl,lm |
no |
> 1 km³ |
10,000 |
| ≈ 74,000 year ago |
Toba |
unknown |
8 |
pf,lf,cc |
likely |
2,800 km³ |
near extinction of
human population |
Notes:
cv = central vent eruption
pf = pyroclastic flows
lf = lava flows
lm = lahar mudflows
cl = crater lake eruption
ph = phreatic eruption
ld = lava dome extrusion
cc = caldera collapse
se = submarine eruption
fa = fumarole activity
rf = radial fissure eruption |
