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Indonesia

Karangetang.

Volcano profile for Karangetang 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
1,797 m
Last documented eruption
2023
Explosivity (VEI)
VEI 3 highest recorded · latest VEI 0 · More about the VEI
Coordinates
2.781°, 125.407°
GVP number
267020

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Indonesia

Karangetang

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,797 m
Last documented eruption
2023
No current eruption report

Reporting period: Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
2.781°, 125.407°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Sangihe Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
267020
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Karangetang · Indonesia

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
8 Feb 20235 Sep 20230Confirmed eruption
1 Sep 202215 Oct 2022—Uncertain eruption
25 Oct 202110 Jan 20222Confirmed eruption
25 Nov 201830 Jan 20212Confirmed eruption
4 Jul 20184 Jul 20181Confirmed eruption
2 Feb 20182 Feb 20181Confirmed eruption
10 May 201710 May 2017—Uncertain eruption
8 Jun 201415 Mar 20162Confirmed eruption
9 Feb 20149 Feb 20142Confirmed eruption
14 May 20125 Sep 20132Confirmed eruption
11 Mar 201113 Aug 20112Confirmed eruption
6 Aug 201016 Dec 20103?Confirmed eruption
29 Nov 200824 Mar 20102Confirmed eruption
12 Mar 200812 Mar 20081?Uncertain eruption
3 Jul 200616 Oct 20071Confirmed eruption
2 Apr 20045 Aug 20052Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 199928 Oct 20033?Confirmed eruption
5 Jul 1998Not available1Confirmed eruption
1 Oct 199616 Jun 19971Confirmed eruption
9 Nov 199517 Dec 19951Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 199131 Dec 19932Confirmed eruption
16 Jul 198916 Jul 19891Confirmed eruption
16 May 198331 Dec 19883Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1982Not available1Confirmed eruption
24 Mar 198013 Sep 19801Confirmed eruption
31 May 197931 May 19791Confirmed eruption
22 Feb 197818 Dec 19781Confirmed eruption
15 Sep 197616 Sep 19772Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 19725 Apr 19763Confirmed eruption
27 Nov 197016 Mar 19712Confirmed eruption
29 Nov 19672 Dec 19672Confirmed eruption
5 Apr 196516 Jun 19672Confirmed eruption
29 Jan 196216 Dec 19632Confirmed eruption
9 Oct 196119 Oct 19612Confirmed eruption
28 Feb 196116 Apr 19612Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1953Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Feb 195230 Jun 19522Confirmed eruption
14 Sep 1949Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Dec 1948Not available2Confirmed eruption
1 Dec 194721 Dec 19472Confirmed eruption
9 Feb 19479 Feb 19472Confirmed eruption
30 Oct 194130 Oct 19412Confirmed eruption
20 Jun 194023 Aug 19402Confirmed eruption
1 Mar 19409 Mar 19402Confirmed eruption
31 Aug 1935Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Nov 1930Not available2Confirmed eruption
4 Feb 19306 Feb 19302Confirmed eruption
16 Oct 1926Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 May 1924Not available2Confirmed eruption
4 May 192213 Dec 19222Confirmed eruption
16 Mar 192116 Jun 19212Confirmed eruption
21 May 190522 May 19052Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1900Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1899Not available2Confirmed eruption
14 Jun 1892Not available2Confirmed eruption
27 May 188727 May 18872Confirmed eruption
25 Apr 188619 Jun 18862Confirmed eruption
25 Aug 188326 Aug 18832Confirmed eruption
6 Jun 1864Not available2Confirmed eruption
2 Jul 1825Not available2Confirmed eruption
16 Jan 1712Not available2Confirmed eruption
1675Not available3^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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Karangetang · No current eruption report · 1,797 m

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Sources & data dates

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