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Indonesia

Volcanoes in Indonesia

Map, activity and eruption history

The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 101 volcanoes in Indonesia. This page brings together the map, report status, eruption history and the surroundings of every single volcano. None of them currently has a running eruption report.

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With a current report
None No current eruption report
Volcanoes in the catalogue
101
Documented eruptions
478
Highest volcano
3,800 mKerinci
Last documented eruption
2026Semeru

Map

Volcano map of Indonesia

Every volcano in the country with plate boundaries, air traffic within 50 km, airports and nuclear power plants. Earthquakes can be added on top.

Map layers

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Markers show the catalogue position of a volcano, not the extent of a hazard zone. Plate boundaries after Bird (2003), PB2002.

All volcanoes in Indonesia

Sorted by report status and elevation. Every entry opens the full volcano profile.

Volcano catalogue
  1. Kerinci No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,800 m
    Last eruption
    2024
    Eruptions
    8
  2. Rinjani No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,726 m
    Last eruption
    2016
    Eruptions
    8
  3. Semeru No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,657 m
    Last eruption
    2026
    Eruptions
    8

    Published: Oct 15, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC · Reporting period: Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026 · GVP

  4. Slamet No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,428 m
    Last eruption
    2014
    Eruptions
    8
  5. Sumbing No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,370 m
    Last eruption
    1730
    Eruptions
    1
  6. Arjuno-Welirang No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,343 m
    Last eruption
    1952
    Eruptions
    3
  7. Lawu No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,265 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
    —
  8. Raung No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,260 m
    Last eruption
    2025
    Eruptions
    8
  9. Sundoro No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,149 m
    Last eruption
    1971
    Eruptions
    8
  10. Dempo No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,142 m
    Last eruption
    2025
    Eruptions
    8
  11. Merbabu No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,118 m
    Last eruption
    1797
    Eruptions
    3
  12. Iyang-Argapura No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic complex
    Elevation
    3,088 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
    1
  13. Ciremai No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,039 m
    Last eruption
    1951
    Eruptions
    7
  14. Gede-Pangrango No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    3,026 m
    Last eruption
    1957
    Eruptions
    8
  15. Agung No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    2,997 m
    Last eruption
    2022
    Eruptions
    7
  16. Talakmau No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic complex
    Elevation
    2,911 m
    Last eruption
    Not available
    Eruptions
    1
  17. Merapi No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    2,910 m
    Last eruption
    2026
    Eruptions
    8

    Published: Oct 15, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC · Reporting period: Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026 · GVP

  18. Marapi No current eruption report
    Type
    Volcanic complex
    Elevation
    2,885 m
    Last eruption
    2026
    Eruptions
    8

    Published: Oct 15, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC · Reporting period: Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026 · GVP

  19. Tandikat-Singgalang No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    2,879 m
    Last eruption
    1924
    Eruptions
    4
  20. Tambora No current eruption report
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Elevation
    2,850 m
    Last eruption
    1967
    Eruptions
    7

“Last eruption” is a catalogue record, not evidence of activity in progress.

Significant volcanic eruptions in Indonesia

Eruptions with fatalities, damage or high explosivity from the NOAA NCEI database of significant volcanic eruptions.

  1. 1815 Tambora VEI 7 60,000 Deaths Damage: extreme (25 million USD or more) Tsunami
  2. 1883 Krakatau VEI 6 36,417 Deaths Damage: severe (roughly 5–24 million USD) Tsunami
  3. 1586 Kelud VEI 5 10,000 Deaths
  4. 1919 Kelud VEI 4 5,110 Deaths 9'000 houses destroyed
  5. 1822 Galunggung VEI 5 4,011 Deaths Damage: severe (roughly 5–24 million USD)
  6. 1711 Awu VEI 3 3,000 Deaths
  7. 1672 Merapi VEI 3 3,000 Deaths
  8. 1772 Papandayan VEI 3 2,957 Deaths
  9. 1856 Awu VEI 3 2,806 Deaths Damage: severe (roughly 5–24 million USD) Tsunami
  10. 1760 Kie Besi VEI 4 2,000 Deaths
  11. 1892 Awu VEI 3 1,532 Deaths Damage: severe (roughly 5–24 million USD) Tsunami
  12. 1930 Merapi VEI 3 1,369 Deaths Damage: severe (roughly 5–24 million USD) 1'109 houses destroyed
  13. 1775 Gamalama VEI 3 1,300 Deaths
  14. 1979 Iliwerung 1,239 Deaths Damage: severe (roughly 5–24 million USD) Tsunami
  15. 1963 Agung VEI 5 1,028 Deaths Tsunami
  16. 1638 Raung VEI 4 1,001 Deaths
  17. 1812 Awu VEI 3 953 Deaths
  18. 2018 Krakatau VEI 4 437 Deaths Damage: 250 million USD 2'844 houses destroyed Tsunami
  19. 1871 Ruang VEI 2 400 Deaths Damage: moderate (roughly 1–5 million USD) 75 houses destroyed Tsunami
  20. 1981 Semeru VEI 3 372 Deaths
  21. 2010 Merapi VEI 4 367 Deaths Damage: 600 million USD
  22. 1861 Kie Besi VEI 4 326 Deaths
  23. 1928 Paluweh VEI 3 226 Deaths Damage: moderate (roughly 1–5 million USD) Tsunami
  24. 1909 Semeru VEI 2 221 Deaths Damage: limited (below 1 million USD)

Explosivity of the documented eruptions

VEI · 437

VEI 0
17
VEI 1
142
VEI 2
208
VEI 3
44
VEI 4
20
VEI 5
5
VEI 6
0
VEI 7
1

The Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) runs from 0 (effusive) to 8 (super-eruptive). Each step stands for roughly ten times the erupted mass.

Eruptions per century

1500–1599
4
1600–1699
10
1700–1799
10
1800–1899
86
1900–1999
189
2000–2099
168

Documented eruptions since 1500. Earlier centuries are recorded less completely, so a rise also reflects better observation.

Earthquakes near volcanoes – Indonesia

256 events in the last 30 days within 50 km of a volcano in Indonesia.

Earthquakes · Indonesia

Spatial proximity does not establish a volcanic origin. Many events in volcanic regions are tectonic.

Tectonic setting and volcano types

What the volcanic landscape of Indonesia is made of and which tectonic setting it sits in.

Tectonic setting

  • Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)64
  • Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)24
  • Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown13

Most common volcano types

  • Stratovolcano75
  • Volcanic complex14
  • Caldera9
  • Stratovolcano (?)1
  • Lava dome1

Infrastructure within 100 km

Airports with scheduled service and nuclear power plant sites near a volcano in Indonesia.

Airports 43

  • H. Hasan Aroeboesman (Ende) Airport5.2 km · ENE
  • Sultan Babullah Airport6.0 km · TTE
  • Rembele Airport6.3 km · TXE
  • Frans Sales Lega Airport7.3 km · RTG
  • Naha Airport8.9 km · NAH
  • Husein Sastranegara International Airport14.8 km · BDO
  • Sam Ratulangi International Airport15.7 km · MDC
  • Frans Xavier Seda Airport24.2 km · MOF
  • Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport26.0 km · MLG
  • Kertajati International Airport26.0 km · KJT
  • Adisutjipto International Airport27.6 km · JOG
  • Larantuka Gewayentana Airport29.2 km · LKA

Nuclear power plants 0

No site from the included datasets lies within this radius.

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts.

Volcanoes in profile – Indonesia

Short descriptions of the country's best-known volcanoes.

Kerinci

Stratovolcano · 3,800 m · Last eruption: 2024

Mount Kerinci, also spelled Kerintji, is an active stratovolcano and the highest mountain in Sumatra, Indonesia. At 3,805 metres (12,484 ft) above sea level, it provides Sumatra with the fifth-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world. It is surrounded by the lush forest of Kerinci Seblat National Park, home to several endangered species including the Sumatran tiger. Mount Kerinci is ranked 32nd by topographic isolation.

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Rinjani

Stratovolcano · 3,726 m · Last eruption: 2016

Mount Rinjani is an active stratovolcano situated in regencial North Lombok of West Nusa Tenggara province on the Indonesian island of Lombok. It reaches an elevation of 3,726 metres (12,224 ft), making it the second-highest volcano in Indonesia and the highest point in the province of West Nusa Tenggara.

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Semeru

Stratovolcano · 3,657 m · Last eruption: 2026

Semeru is the highest mountain on the Indonesian island of Java and an active volcano located in the province of East Java in a subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian Plate subducts under the Eurasian Plate. Semeru is 3,676 m tall at its peak, making it the third tallest volcano mountain in Indonesia after Kerinci and Rinjani.

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Slamet

Stratovolcano · 3,428 m · Last eruption: 2014

Mount Slamet is an active stratovolcano that summits in the Pemalang Regency of Central Java, Indonesia. It has a cluster of around three dozen cinder cones on the lower southeast and northeast flanks and a single cinder cone on the western flank. The volcano is composed of two overlapping edifices. Four craters are found at the summit. Mount Slamet is a location with the coldest average temperature on the island of Java and one of the areas with the highest annual rainfall in Indonesia, namely 8,134.00 millimeters (mm) per year.

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Sumbing

Stratovolcano · 3,370 m · Last eruption: 1730

Mount Sumbing is an active stratovolcano in Central Java, Indonesia. This volcano is symmetrical like its neighbor Mount Sindoro which lies to its northwest. Administratively, The volcano is divided between 3 regencies: Temanggung, Wonosobo, and Magelang. The only report of historical eruptions is from 1730. It has created a small phreatic crater at the summit.

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Arjuno-Welirang

Stratovolcano · 3,343 m · Last eruption: 1952

Mount Arjuno-Welirang is a stratovolcano in the province of East Java in Java, Indonesia. Mount Arjuno-Welirang lies about 50 kilometers south of Surabaya, and 20 kilometers north of Malang. It is a twin volcano, with the 'twins' being Arjuno and Welirang. There is at least one other stratovolcano in the area, and around 10 pyroclastic cones nearby. They are located in a 6 km line between Arjuno and Welirang. The Arjuno-Welirang volcanic complex itself lies in the older two volcanoes, Mount Ringgit to the east and Mount Linting to the south. The summit lacks vegetation. Fumarolic areas with sulfur deposits are found in several locations in Welirang.

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Frequently asked questions about volcanoes in Indonesia

How many volcanoes are there in Indonesia?
The Holocene catalogue of the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program lists 101 volcanoes in Indonesia. It covers volcanoes with eruptions during the last roughly 12,000 years.
Which volcano in Indonesia is the highest?
The highest recorded volcano is Kerinci at 3,800 m.
When was the last documented eruption in Indonesia?
The most recent eruption documented in the catalogue dates from 2026 (Semeru).
Are the volcanoes in Indonesia active?
None of the 101 volcanoes currently has an eruption report. That does not mean they are extinct – source coverage differs from volcano to volcano.
Why does the map show aircraft around volcanoes?
Volcanic ash endangers aircraft engines. The map therefore shows live positions within 50 km of a volcano so that the proximity of air traffic to an active volcano becomes visible.
Where does the data on this page come from?
Catalogue data and eruption history from the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, significant eruptions from NOAA NCEI, alert levels and bulletins from USGS, GeoNet and INGV, earthquakes from the QuakeMap24 database, flight positions from ADSB.lol.

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Sources and data dates

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