Volcano profile

Indonesia

Sinabung.

A current eruption report is available for Sinabung in Indonesia. This page combines official reports, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
Eruption reported
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,460 m
Last documented eruption
2021
Coordinates
3.17°, 98.392°
GVP number
261080

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Eruption reported

Indonesia

Sinabung

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,460 m
Last documented eruption
2021
Eruption reported

Reporting period: Sep 10, 2026 – Sep 16, 2026

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
3.17°, 98.392°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Sunda Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
261080
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Sinabung · Indonesia

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
8 Aug 202023 Sep 20213Confirmed eruption
7 May 20199 Jun 20194Confirmed eruption
15 Sep 201322 Jun 20184Confirmed eruption
27 Aug 201017 Sep 20103Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1881Not available—Uncertain eruption
810Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

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Sinabung · Eruption reported · 2,460 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Alas Leuser AirportIndonesia · LSR · WIMU
    63.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Kualanamu International AirportIndonesia · KNO · WIMM
    74.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

BerastagiIndonesia · 13.3 km

KabanjaheIndonesia · 13.4 km

TonggingIndonesia · 33.5 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

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Sources & data dates

Core data comes from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program and USGS. Map layers and live aircraft are loaded from the sources identified on the page.

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 4:23 PM UTC