Volcano profile

Indonesia

Merapi.

A current eruption report is available for Merapi 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
2,910 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Coordinates
-7.54°, 110.446°
GVP number
263250

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Eruption reported

Indonesia

Merapi

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,910 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Eruption reported

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-7.54°, 110.446°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Sunda Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
263250
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Merapi · Indonesia

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
31 Dec 2020Uncertain dating25 Mar 20261Confirmed eruption
11 May 201821 Jun 20203Confirmed eruption
9 Mar 201420 Apr 20143Confirmed eruption
18 Nov 201318 Nov 20133Confirmed eruption
22 Jul 201322 Jul 20131Confirmed eruption
25 Mar 20118 Sep 20111Confirmed eruption
26 Oct 201029 Nov 20104Confirmed eruption
19 May 2008Not available—Uncertain 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.

  • No recorded events in this selection.
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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Merapi · Eruption reported · 2,910 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Adisutjipto International AirportIndonesia · JOG · WAHH
    27.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Adisoemarmo International AirportIndonesia · SOC · WAHQ
    34.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Yogyakarta International AirportIndonesia · YIA · WAHI
    59.0 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

BoyolaliIndonesia · 16.5 km

MuntilanIndonesia · 17.5 km

JogonalanIndonesia · 20.7 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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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC