Volcano profile

Indonesia

Kelimutu.

Volcano profile for Kelimutu 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
Volcanic complex
Elevation
1,639 m
Last documented eruption
1968
Coordinates
-8.77°, 121.82°
GVP number
264140

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Indonesia

Kelimutu

Volcanic complex

Elevation
1,639 m
Last documented eruption
1968
No current eruption report

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

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
-8.77°, 121.82°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Sunda Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
GVP
264140
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Kelimutu · Indonesia

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
3 Jun 196829 Jul 19681Confirmed eruption
16 May 193816 Jun 19382Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1865Uncertain datingNot available2Confirmed 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

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Kelimutu · No current eruption report · 1,639 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • H. Hasan Aroeboesman (Ende) AirportIndonesia · ENE · WATE
    19.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Frans Xavier Seda AirportIndonesia · MOF · WATC
    48.2 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

EndeIndonesia · 19.1 km

MaumereIndonesia · 46.1 km

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

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC