Volcano profile

Indonesia

Merapi.

Volcano profile for Merapi 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
2,910 m
Last documented eruption
2026
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 4 highest recorded · latest VEI 1 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
-7.54°, 110.446°
GVP number
263250

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Indonesia

Merapi

Stratovolcano

Elevation
2,910 m
Last documented eruption
2026
No current eruption report

Reporting period: Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 14, 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

All catalogued eruptions, newest first. 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
16 Mar 20069 Aug 20071Confirmed eruption
20 Jan 199219 Oct 20022Confirmed eruption
10 Oct 198616 Aug 19902Confirmed eruption
6 Oct 197216 Mar 19852Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 197126 Jul 19711?Uncertain eruption
12 Jan 1967Uncertain dating2 Jul 19702Confirmed eruption
11 Apr 196128 Nov 19613Confirmed eruption
2 Mar 195316 Dec 19582Confirmed eruption
29 Sep 194816 Dec 19482Confirmed eruption
30 May 194216 May 19452Confirmed eruption
13 Dec 193916 Sep 19402Confirmed eruption
1 Oct 193316 Apr 19352Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 1932Not available1Confirmed eruption
25 Nov 193016 Sep 19313Confirmed eruption
10 Sep 192412 Sep 19241Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 192316 Nov 1923—Uncertain eruption
18 Feb 19228 Aug 19221Confirmed eruption
25 Jul 192016 Feb 19212Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1918Not available1Confirmed eruption
28 Mar 191515 May 19151Confirmed eruption
1 Feb 190916 May 19131Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 1908Not available1?Confirmed eruption
26 Jan 190617 Feb 19072Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 19051 Jun 19052Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 190220 Jun 19042Confirmed eruption
3 Feb 19023 Feb 19021Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1897Not available2?Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 1894Not available1?Confirmed eruption
27 Jan 18942 Feb 18942?Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 1893Not available1Confirmed eruption
25 Aug 18912 Jul 18922?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1889Not available1Confirmed eruption
18 Aug 188820 Dec 18882Confirmed eruption
24 Feb 18852 Jul 18871Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 188316 Nov 18841Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 187820 Jun 18792Confirmed eruption
3 Nov 187216 Jan 18732Confirmed eruption
15 Apr 187221 Apr 18724Confirmed eruption
24 Oct 186516 Aug 18712Confirmed eruption
26 May 18622 Jul 18642Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1861Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Sep 1854Not available—Uncertain eruption
14 Sep 184924 Sep 18493Confirmed eruption
26 Apr 184926 Apr 18492Confirmed eruption
8 Jan 1848Not available—Uncertain eruption
2 Sep 184616 Oct 18473Confirmed eruption
6 Apr 1846Not available2Confirmed eruption
4 Jan 1840Not available1Confirmed eruption
10 Aug 183716 Jun 18382?Confirmed eruption
25 Dec 18322 Jul 18362?Confirmed eruption
18 Dec 182819 Dec 18282Confirmed eruption
27 Dec 18226 Apr 18233?Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 18122 Jul 18221Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1810Not available1Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1807Not available1?Confirmed eruption
1797Not available1Confirmed eruption
1791Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed eruption
17 Jul 1786Not available1?Confirmed eruption
19 Aug 1768Not available2?Confirmed eruption
1755Not available2Confirmed eruption
1752Not available2Confirmed eruption
1745Not available2Confirmed eruption
19 Aug 1678Not available3^Confirmed eruption
1677Not available3^Confirmed eruption
4 Aug 1672Not available3Confirmed eruption
31 Dec 1663Not available3^Confirmed eruption
1658Not available3^Confirmed eruption
1587Not available3^Confirmed eruption
1586Not available—Uncertain eruption
1584Not available3^Confirmed eruption
1560Not available3^Confirmed eruption
1554Not available3^Confirmed eruption
1548Not available3^Confirmed eruption
1480Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1440Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1380Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1300Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1230Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1190Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1140Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1090Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1010Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
940Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
870Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
680Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
630Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
540Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
480Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
410Uncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
280Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
190Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
120Uncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
20Uncertain datingNot available4PConfirmed eruption
340 BCEUncertain datingNot available3Confirmed eruption
700 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1010 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1180 BCEUncertain datingNot available4PConfirmed eruption
1410 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1770 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
1890 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
2910 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
4690 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
7310 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed eruption
8780 BCEUncertain datingNot available—Confirmed 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.

Merapi · No current eruption report · 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: 2026-11-13

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

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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, 11:08 AM UTC