Major Eruptions
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 | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02010-11-033 November 2010 | Merapi | 02010-11-088 November 2010 | 4 | cv,pf,ld,lm | no | N/A | 138 | |
| 01990-02-1010 February 1990 | Kelut | 01990-03-01 March 1990 | 4 | cv,cl,pf,ph,ld,lm | no | 0.13 km³ | 35 | |
| 01983-07-1818 July 1983 | Colo | 01983-12-01 December 1983 | 4 | cv,pf,ph | no | N/A | 0 | |
| 01982-04-055 April 1982 | Galunggung | 01983-01-088 January 1983 | 4 | cv,pf,lf,lm | no | 0.37 km³ + | 68 | |
| 01972-10-066 October 1972 | Merapi | 01985-03-01 March 1985 | 2 | cv,pf,lf,ld,lm | no | 0.021 km³ | 29 | |
| 01966-04-2626 April 1966 | Kelut | 01966-04-2727 April 1966 | 4 | cv,cl,pf,lm | no | 0.089 km³ | 212 | |
| 01963-03-1717 March 1963 | Agung | 01964-01-2727 January 1964 | 5 | cv,pf,lf,lm | no | 1 km³ | 1,148 | |
| 01951-08-3131 August 1951 | Kelut | 01951-08-3131 August 1951 | 4 | cv,cl,pf,lm | no | 0.2 km³ | 7 | |
| 01930-11-2525 November 1930 | Merapi | 01931-09-01 September 1931 | 3 | cv,rf,pf,lf,ld,lm | no | 0.0017 km³ | 1,369 | |
| 01919-05-1919 May 1919 | Kelut | 01919-05-2020 May 1919 | 4 | cv,cl,pf,lm | no | 0.19 km³ | 5,110 | |
| 01892-06-077 June 1892 | Awu | 01892-06-1212 June 1892 | 3 | cv,pf,lm | yes | N/A | 1,532 | |
| 01883-08-2626 August 1883 | Krakatau | 01884-02-01 February 1884 | 6 | cv,se,pf,fa,lm,cc | 15–42 m | 5–8.5 km³ | 36,600 | |
| 01872-04-1515 April 1872 | Merapi | 01872-04-2121 April 1872 | 4 | cv,pf | no | 0.33 km³ | 200 | |
| 01856-03-022 March 1856 | Awu | 01856-03-1717 March 1856 | 3 | cv,pf,lm | yes | 0.51±0.50 km³ | 2,806 | |
| 01822-10-088 October 1822 | Galunggung | 01822-12-01 December 1822 | 5 | cv,pf,ld,lm | no | 1 km³ + | 4,011 | |
| 01815-04-1010 April 1815 | Mount Tambora | 01815-07-1515 July 1815 | 7 | cv,pf,cc | 1–2 m | 160 km³ | 71,000+ | |
| 01812-08-066 August 1812 | Awu | 01812-08-088 August 1812 | 4 | cv,pf,lm | no | 0.55±0.50 km³ | 963 | |
| 01772-08-1212 August 1772 | Papandayan | 01772-08-1212 August 1772 | 3 | cv,ph | no | N/A | 2,957 | |
| 01672-08-044 August 1672 | Merapi | 01672-01-011672unknown | 3 | cv,pf,lm | no | N/A | 3,000 | |
| 01586-01-011586 | Kelut | 01586-01-011586unknown | 5 | cf,cl,lm | no | 1 km³ + | 10,000 | |
| --64000-01-0174000 BC≈ 74,000 BP | Toba | --64000-01-0174000 BCunknown | 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.
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