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Krakatau, a small island group in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Sumatra and Java is one of the world's most famous volcanoes. It is a mostly submerged caldera with 3 outer islands belonging to the rim and a new cone, Anak Krakatau, that has been forming a new island since 1927 and remains highly active.
Krakatau exploded spectacularly in a devastating Plinian eruption 1883 that killed more than 30,000 people (mostly by the huge tsunamis triggered by the eruption). The eruption was one of the first global news events after telegraph lines had connected the different continents.
Caldera 813 m (2,667 ft.) / Anak Krakatau: 189 m
Sunda Strait, Indonesia, -6.1°S / 105.42°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
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Erupciones del volcán Krakatau:
1530, 1680-81, 1684, 1883 (Plinian eruption), 1927-30, 1931-32, 1932-34, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938-40, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1946-47, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958-59, 1959-63, 1965(?), 1969(?), 1972-73, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007-8, April 2009-early 2010, Oct 2010 - March 2011, July-Oct 2011, Jan-May + Sep 2012, 2015(?), 2017, 2018 ( 22 Dec eruption & tsunami), 2019-ongoing
Typical eruption style:Explosivo. La construcción de un cono de ceniza isla (Anak Krakatau) dentro de la caldera formada por la erupción de 1883. Frecuente actividad estromboliana.
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Latest satellite images  Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
Krakatau volcano news & eruption updates:
vie, 17 abr 2020, 10:45
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 17 Apr 2020 jue, 16 abr 2020, 09:15
mar, 14 abr 2020, 11:28
Moment of the explosion at Anak Krakatau last night (image: VSI webcam) The volcano remains active. While it has been mostly comparably most of the time, it is emitting lots of gas and steam, probably small explosions, and at night shows near constant glow. Read more...In addition, a powerful explosion occurred from its crater last night, at 20:54 local time. The eruption lasted only a few minutes and was probably a vulcanian-type event. Glowing lava bombs landed on the outer slope of Anak Krakatau. Here's the event captured by the webcam still operating on the island: 
Glowing lava bombs have landed on the outer slope [ Menos] lun, 13 abr 2020, 06:15
dom, 12 abr 2020, 12:00
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 12 Apr 2020 dom, 12 abr 2020, 00:00
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 11 Apr 2020
sáb, 11 abr 2020, 19:35
Incandescence from the active crater of Anak Krakatau (image: Magma Indonesia webcam) After last night's paroxysm, activity continues at lower levels. The webcam on the island shows incandescence at the crater and VAAC Darwin reported low-level ash clouds during the day. Read more...Most likely, mild strombolian activity is occurring at the crater, but there are currently no good direct observations to confirm the type of activity. [ Menos] sáb, 11 abr 2020, 10:41
Lava fountain at Anak Krakatau last night Last night's violent paroxysm at Anak Krakatau ended abruptly around 08:00 morning local time. Fortunately, the webcam on the island survived the eruption although it seems it was hit by a projectile at 02:33 local time, when it suddenly tilted. Read more...The following timelapse video shows the eruption from beginning to end, allowing the chronology and reconstruction of the various phases of the paroxysm: After dark, at around 20:00 local time, increasingly larger plumes can be seen rising from the new crater of Anak Krakatau, probably emissions of steam and ash generated by the first explosions, likely phreatomagmatic in nature when rising magma pushed its way up to the still partially lake filled crater and leading to explosive interaction between magma and water (phreatomagmatic activity). [ Menos]
sáb, 11 abr 2020, 10:00
vie, 10 abr 2020, 22:45
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vie, 10 abr 2020, 21:45
Lava fountains from Anak Krakatau this evening (image: MAGMA Indonesia webcam)
A large magmatic eruption is taking place at the volcano right now. Based on satellite imagery, VAAC Darwin spotted a high-level ash and SO2 plume reaching 47,000 ft (15 km) altitude moving WNW. Read more...A strong thermal hot spot is detected as well. Both the webcam on Anak Krakatau Island and from the coast (in 40 km distance) show strong lava fountaining from the volcano. This seems to be the strongest eruptive phase since the violent phreatomagmatic activity following the partial collapse of the volcano on 22 Dec 2018, which had triggered a deadly tsunami that killed hundreds of people on Java's west coast. 
Lava fountains seen from the observatory near Carita (image: MAGMA Indonesia) [ Menos] vie, 10 abr 2020, 15:45
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 10 Apr 2020
mié, 25 mar 2020, 08:31
An ash plume from Krakatau volcano today (image: PVMBG) After a month of calm, activity of the volcano continues at moderately levels. PVMBG reported that several small explosions occurred from the active crater. An ash plumes reached 3,000 ft (914 m) altitude. Read more...Additionally recorded 6 volcano-tectonic earthquakes and 1 volcanic tremor. There is a 2 km exclusion zone around the main crater in place. 
An ash plume from Krakatau volcano captured by satellite (image: Sentinel 2) [ Menos] mié, 18 mar 2020, 07:30
mar, 11 feb 2020, 03:45
lun, 10 feb 2020, 12:15
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 10 Feb 2020
sáb, 8 feb 2020, 11:45
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 8 Feb 2020 vie, 7 feb 2020, 12:33
Satellite image of Krakatau on 7 Feb 2020 After a few weeks of mostly calm, activity of the volcano has again picked up a bit at the volcano. Read more...Several small explosions occurred again from the active crater, which is now building a small cone in what is left of the crater lagoon. Steam and ash plumes from the presumably phreatic or phreatomagmatic activity of the crater rose up to several hundred meters height. 
Seismic recording from Krakatau today (image: Magma Indonesia) [ Menos]
vie, 7 feb 2020, 07:30
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 7 Feb 2020 jue, 6 feb 2020, 02:45
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vie, 17 ene 2020, 08:20
An ash plume from Krakatau volcano captured by satellite on 15 January (image: Sentinel 2) PVMBG recorded during 6-12 January white ash plumes that rose 50-200 m above the summit crater. Read more...On 7 January an explosion at Krakatau generated a dense dark ash plume, which reached approx. 3,323 ft (1,013 m) altitude. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public was warned to remain outside of the 2-km-radius hazard zone from the crater. [ Menos] leer todo
mié, 15 ene 2020, 05:30
jue, 9 ene 2020, 07:53
An ash plume from Krakatau volcano captured by satellite on 31 December (image: Sentinel 2) PVMBG recorded that gray ash plumes rose 2,200 m above the summit and on 5 January an ash plume reached 4,307 ft (1,313 m) altitude. Read more...The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public was warned to remain outside of the 2-km-radius hazard zone from the crater. Source: Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 1-7 Jan 2020 [ Menos] mar, 7 ene 2020, 02:45
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 7 Jan 2020
vie, 3 ene 2020, 10:10
Strombolian eruption at Krakatau volcano (image: PVMBG) PVMBG recorded an ash plume that rose 656 ft (200 m) above the summit and drifted N. Read more...On 30 December satellite images suggested that the crater lake was almost gone, replaced by tephra deposits and a growing cone. PVMBG noted that during 30-31 December seismicity increased, minor inflation was recorded. An ash plumes reached 9,185 ft (2,800 m) altitude. [ Menos] leer todo
jue, 2 ene 2020, 03:45
mié, 1 ene 2020, 21:45
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 1 Jan 2020 mié, 1 ene 2020, 09:45
mié, 1 ene 2020, 03:30
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