Stratovolcanoes

Dempo

Dempo (Indonesia) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 3,142 m above sea level. The GVP records 33 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2025.

Elevation
3,142 m
Last eruption
2025
Confirmed eruptions
33
Max VEI
2
Country
Indonesia
Location
4.02° S, 103.12° E
Region (GVP)
Sunda Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Stratovolcano(es)
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
7 August 2025 29 August 2025 2 Observations: Reported
23 November 2024 2 February 2025 1 Observations: Reported
27 May 2024 31 May 2024 1 Observations: Reported
25 July 2023 21 August 2023 2 Observations: Reported
31 May 2022 31 May 2022 1 Observations: Reported
9 November 2017 9 November 2017 1 Summit crater · Observations: Reported
1 January 2009 1 January 2009 1 Observations: Reported
25 September 2006 25 September 2006 1 Observations: Reported
16 October 1994 16 October 1994 1 Observations: Reported
26 February 1974 20 October 1974 2 Observations: Reported
24 January 1973 25 January 1973 2 Observations: Reported
14 February 1964 14 February 1964 2 Observations: Reported
16 July 1940 — 2 Observations: Reported
19 December 1939 21 February 1940 2 Observations: Reported
18 July 1939 30 July 1939 2 Observations: Reported
26 November 1936 27 November 1936 2 Observations: Reported
24 January 1934 25 April 1934 2 Observations: Reported
22 April 1926 24 April 1926 2 Observations: Reported
19 May 1923 19 May 1923 1 Observations: Reported
16 April 1921 16 April 1921 1 Observations: Reported
16 February 1908 17 February 1908 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1905 — 0 Observations: Reported
26 October 1900 27 October 1900 2 Observations: Reported
4 June 1900 4 June 1900 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1895 30 September 1895 2 Observations: Reported
16 June 1884 16 July 1884 2 Observations: Reported
16 December 1881 16 December 1881 2 Observations: Reported
16 February 1881 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 May 1880 — 2 Observations: Reported
18 May 1879 — 2 Observations: Reported
1 January 1853 — 2 Observations: Reported
c. 2 July 1839 — 2 Observations: Reported
31 December 1817 — 2 Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#261230)