Karangetang – stratovolcano, Indonesia

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.

Start	End	VEI	Vent and dating
8 February 2023	5 September 2023	0	Kawah Utama, Main Crater, South Crater · Observations: Reported
25 October 2021	10 January 2022	2	Uncertain which summit crater · Observations: Reported
25 November 2018	30 January 2021	2	Kawah Dua (North Crater, Second Crater) · Observations: Reported
4 July 2018	4 July 2018	1	?Southern Crater · Observations: Satellite (visual)
2 February 2018	2 February 2018	1	?North Summit Crater · Observations: Reported
8 June 2014	15 March 2016	2	Main and second craters · Observations: Reported
9 February 2014	9 February 2014	2	Observations: Reported
14 May 2012	5 September 2013	2	Crater II · Observations: Reported
11 March 2011	13 August 2011	2	Crater I (S crater) · Observations: Reported
6 August 2010	16 December 2010	3	Crater I (S crater) · Observations: Reported
29 November 2008	24 March 2010	2	Observations: Reported
3 July 2006	16 October 2007	1	Observations: Reported
2 April 2004	5 August 2005	2	Observations: Reported
16 March 1999	28 October 2003	3	Observations: Reported
5 July 1998	—	1	Observations: Reported
1 October 1996	16 June 1997	1	Observations: Reported
9 November 1995	17 December 1995	1	Observations: Reported
2 July 1991	31 December 1993	2	Observations: Reported
16 July 1989	16 July 1989	1	Observations: Reported
16 May 1983	31 December 1988	3	Summit and SW flank (1443 m) · Observations: Reported
2 July 1982	—	1	Observations: Reported
24 March 1980	13 September 1980	1	Observations: Reported
31 May 1979	31 May 1979	1	NNW flank, 1300 m (Kawah Maralebule) · Observations: Reported
22 February 1978	18 December 1978	1	Observations: Reported
15 September 1976	16 September 1977	2	South flank (1100 m) and summit · Observations: Reported
16 January 1972	5 April 1976	3	Observations: Reported
27 November 1970	16 March 1971	2	Observations: Reported
29 November 1967	2 December 1967	2	Observations: Reported
5 April 1965	16 June 1967	2	Observations: Reported
29 January 1962	16 December 1963	2	Observations: Reported
9 October 1961	19 October 1961	2	Observations: Reported
28 February 1961	16 April 1961	2	Observations: Reported
2 July 1953	—	2	Observations: Reported
16 February 1952	30 June 1952	2	Craters I, II and III · Observations: Reported
14 September 1949	—	2	Observations: Reported
16 December 1948	—	2	Observations: Reported
1 December 1947	21 December 1947	2	Observations: Reported
9 February 1947	9 February 1947	2	Observations: Reported
30 October 1941	30 October 1941	2	Observations: Reported
20 June 1940	23 August 1940	2	Observations: Reported
1 March 1940	9 March 1940	2	Observations: Reported
31 August 1935	—	2	Observations: Reported
16 November 1930	—	2	Observations: Reported
4 February 1930	6 February 1930	2	Crater IV · Observations: Reported
16 October 1926	—	2	Observations: Reported
16 May 1924	—	2	Observations: Reported
4 May 1922	13 December 1922	2	Crater IV · Observations: Reported
16 March 1921	16 June 1921	2	Crater V · Observations: Reported
21 May 1905	22 May 1905	2	Observations: Reported
2 July 1900	—	2	Observations: Reported
2 July 1899	—	2	Observations: Reported
14 June 1892	—	2	Observations: Reported
27 May 1887	27 May 1887	2	Observations: Reported
25 April 1886	19 June 1886	2	Crater III · Observations: Reported
25 August 1883	26 August 1883	2	Crater II? · Observations: Reported
6 June 1864	—	2	Observations: Reported
2 July 1825	—	2	Observations: Reported
16 January 1712	—	2	Observations: Reported
1675	—	3	Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#267020)