Volcano profile

Indonesia

Kerinci.

Volcano profile for Kerinci in Indonesia, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,800 m
Last documented eruption
2024
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 2 highest recorded · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-1.697°, 101.264°
GVP number
261170

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No current eruption report

Indonesia

Kerinci

Stratovolcano

Elevation
3,800 m
Last documented eruption
2024
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-1.697°, 101.264°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Sunda Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
261170
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Kerinci · Indonesia

Documented eruptions

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
28 May 202428 May 20242Confirmed eruption
15 Oct 202227 Feb 20232Confirmed eruption
21 Apr 201813 Jun 20211Confirmed eruption
13 Aug 201713 Aug 20171Confirmed eruption
15 Nov 201621 Nov 20161Confirmed eruption
31 Mar 20169 Jun 20162Confirmed eruption
2 Jun 20132 Jun 20132Confirmed eruption
15 Dec 201115 Dec 20111Confirmed eruption
1 Apr 200919 Jun 20091Confirmed eruption
24 Mar 2008Not available1Confirmed eruption
9 Sep 20079 Sep 20071Confirmed eruption
22 Jun 200424 Oct 20042Confirmed eruption
12 May 200127 Aug 20022Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 199916 Sep 19992Confirmed eruption
3 Nov 1998Not available2?Confirmed eruption
4 Jul 19984 Jul 19982Confirmed eruption
16 Aug 199616 Oct 19961Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 1990Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jun 197116 Jun 19711?Uncertain eruption
2 Jul 19692 Jul 19702Confirmed eruption
3 Feb 196818 Mar 19682Confirmed eruption
2 Nov 1967Not available2Confirmed eruption
9 Jun 196630 Jun 19662Confirmed eruption
8 Jul 19648 Jul 19642Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 1963Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 1960Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 195216 Jun 19522Confirmed eruption
19 Jan 193818 Mar 19382Confirmed eruption
8 Sep 1937Not available2Confirmed eruption
30 Aug 193630 Aug 19362Confirmed eruption
29 Apr 193629 Apr 19362Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 192316 Sep 19231Confirmed eruption
16 May 192116 Jun 19212Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 19082 Jul 19092Confirmed eruption
23 Mar 188730 Mar 18872?Confirmed eruption
11 Dec 1878Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1874Uncertain datingNot available2?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1842Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1838Not available2Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

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

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Kerinci · No current eruption report · 3,800 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Departi Parbo AirportIndonesia · KRC · WIJI
    49.7 kmStraight-line distance
  • Muko Muko AirportIndonesia · MPC · WIPU
    95.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-13

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

Nearby places

Sungai PenuhIndonesia · 42.4 km

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

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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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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Nov 13, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC