Volcano profile

Indonesia

Krakatau.

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

Live mapAll volcanoes
Current status
Eruption reported
Volcano type
Caldera
Elevation
285 m
Last documented eruption
2024
Coordinates
-6.1009°, 105.4233°
GVP number
262000

Live map

Live map around Krakatau

Satellites & ash clouds

Map options

Airports and nuclear plants provide geographic context. Being in or near an area does not establish closure, damage or a specific hazard.

Loading …

50 km · Live ADS-B
Loading live aircraft …
Eruption reported

Indonesia

Krakatau

Caldera

Elevation
285 m
Last documented eruption
2024
Eruption reported

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-6.1009°, 105.4233°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Sunda Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
262000
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.

Profile

Krakatau · Indonesia

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
25 May 202120 Feb 20242Confirmed eruption
18 Jun 201817 Apr 20203Confirmed eruption
17 Feb 201719 Feb 20171Confirmed eruption
31 Mar 201431 Mar 20141Confirmed eruption
31 Oct 201331 Oct 20131Confirmed eruption
11 Mar 201329 Mar 20131Confirmed eruption
25 Oct 20109 Sep 20122Confirmed eruption
25 Mar 200916 Sep 20092Confirmed 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.

Nearby earthquakes ↗

QuakeMap24

Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Krakatau · Eruption reported · 285 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Radin Inten II International AirportIndonesia · TKG · WILL
    98.6 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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedAiraJapanCaldera · 1,117 mEruption reportedDukonoIndonesiaVolcanic complex · 1,273 mEruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 mEruption reportedIbuIndonesiaStratovolcano · 1,357 mEruption reportedKanlaonPhilippinesStratovolcano · 2,422 mEruption reportedKarangetangIndonesiaStratovolcano · 1,797 mEruption reportedKlyuchevskoyRussiaStratovolcano · 4,754 mEruption reportedKrasheninnikovRussiaCaldera · 1,816 m

QuakeMap24

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.

This display is not an official warning. Follow information from the responsible authorities when making local decisions.

VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC