Get our newsletter!     Volcano Discoveries: "One of the most eye-catching guides to the world’s volcanoes ever published.  VolcanoAdventures: Our professional team of volcanologists and photographers offers unique travel opportunities: volcano expeditions, photo tours, and relaxed walking & study tours.  The Volcano Adventure Guide: Excellent information and background for anyone wishing to visit active volcanoes safely and enjoyably. The book presents guidelines to visiting 42 different volcanoes around the world. Guaranteed tours: : espacios disponibles / : garantizada / : pocos espacios a la izquierda / : una reserva con antelación Fotos al azar | |  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: menor actividad o una advertencia erupción (3 out of 5) Krakatau webcams / datos en tiempo real | ReportsKrakatau volcano videosKrakatau volcano books | ToursErupciones 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) 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. Últimos terremotos cercanosLatest satellite images  Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano news & eruption updates:dom, 13 oct 2019, 04:15 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVAU04 at 04:02 UTC, 13/10/19 from NZKL [ Menos] [ leer todo] dom, 29 sep 2019, 07:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVAU02 at 06:45 UTC, 29/09/19 from ADRM [ Menos] [ leer todo] vie, 27 sep 2019, 09:45  Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 27 Sep 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 2000 ft (600 m) altitude or flight level 020 . ...màsThe full report is as follows: [ Menos] [ leer todo] sáb, 21 sep 2019, 09:04  Seismic activity at Krakatau has decreased a bit over the past week (image: Magma Indonesia) The activity at the volcano has not changed significantly over the past weeks. Phreatic or phreatomagmatic explosions continue to occur intermittently from the crater lake. ...màsOn 18 Sep, a group of tourists visited the crater rim and observed a (fortunately only) small explosion from close distance and filmed it: [ Menos] [ leer todo] vie, 13 sep 2019, 06:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVAU02 at 06:21 UTC, 13/09/19 from ADRM [ Menos] [ leer todo] jue, 1 ene 1970, 00:00 Entre 15 y 17 de agosto de 2019, un grupo de expedición pequeña dirigido por Andi visitó la Caldera de Krakatau para estudiar los cambios enormes tras el colapso parcial de Anak Krakatau en diciembre de 2018. ...màsAquí está un breve informe por Anke: [ Menos] mié, 28 ago 2019, 18:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVAU03 at 18:29 UTC, 28/08/19 from ADRM [ Menos] [ leer todo] lun, 26 ago 2019, 09:44  View from the observatory towards Krakatau volcano hidden in evening haze A new eruptive phase is in progress. It seems to be stronger than the intermittent explosions that occurred sporadically during the past weeks, as the volcano observatory raised the color code to RED. ...màsThe following is from the original warning note issued to aviation a few minutes ago: "Eruption with volcanic ash cloud at 1253 UTC (2053 local). Eruption and ash emission is continuing Current seismic signal (image: Magma Indonesia) [ Menos] [ leer todo] dom, 25 ago 2019, 15:30  Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 25 Aug 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVAU03 at 15:25 UTC, 25/08/19 from ADRM [ Menos] [ leer todo] dom, 25 ago 2019, 06:21  Seismic signal of a station on Krakatau volcano showing an eruptive phase earlier today (image: PVMBG) Several eruption have occurred at the volcano during the past days, the volcano observatory reported. ...màsThe activity was not observed directly due to hazy conditions, but inferred from seismic signals. The eruptions are likely mild to moderate phreatic or phreatomagmatic explosive events from the crater lake, such as occasionally observed during the past months. Some of the recent eruptive phases lasted unusually long, up to 9 hours. Ash plumes from the activity rose a few hundred meters. [ Menos] [ leer todo] Show more newsvie, 23 ago 2019, 20:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVAU03 at 20:16 UTC, 23/08/19 from ADRM [ Menos] [ leer todo] jue, 22 ago 2019, 14:40  Eruption of Krakatau this morning (image: PVMBG) Another eruption occurred this morning at the volcano, and this time, it was observed by the monitoring camera. ...màsIt started at 07:55 WIB local time and lasted 1 minute 47 seconds. It produced thick jets of steam and dark ash, typical of water-magma interaction (as the vent is still submerged), reaching a height of approx. 450 m. The resulting ash plume drifted north and northwest. [ Menos] [ leer todo] jue, 22 ago 2019, 09:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVAU04 at 09:44 UTC, 22/08/19 from ADRM [ Menos] [ leer todo] jue, 22 ago 2019, 02:30  Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 22 Aug 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Wellington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 3000 ft (900 m) altitude or flight level 030 . ...màsThe full report is as follows: [ Menos] [ leer todo] lun, 19 ago 2019, 16:20  The crater lake of Anak Krakatau as observed on 15 or 16 Aug 2019 (image: Stefan Tommasini / facebook) Two small explosions, probably phreatic (steam-driven), were recorded from the volcano during the past few days, one on 17 Aug at 20:23, the next one earlier today at 09:09 local time. ...màsDue to intense haziness in the area, the eruptions were only inferred from seismic signals; no visual observations were made at the observatory. Each of them lasted about 1 minute and were relatively small. During 15-17 Aug, a small group of VolcanoDiscovery visited the island during our most recent expedition to Krakatau and observed the crater lake, where expedition members Anke Reimer and Stefan Tommasini visited the lake. Anke made some interesting temperature measurements at the crater lake of Anak Krakatau:  Heat signals from Krakatau volcano as detected with the MODIS sensor from satellite over the past months (image: MIROVA) [ Menos] [ leer todo] lun, 19 ago 2019, 05:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVAU04 at 05:42 UTC, 19/08/19 from NZKL [ Menos] [ leer todo] sáb, 3 ago 2019, 07:22 Two small, probably phreatomagmatic or phreatic explosions occurred earlier today: due to bad visibility, they were not observed directly from the volcano observatory but inferred from seismic data. ...màsThe observatory issued two VOLCANO OBSERVATORY NOTICE FOR AVIATION (VONA): "Eruption with ash clouds at 00:16 UTC (07:16 local time). The eruption lasted for 53 seconds." [ Menos] [ leer todo] jue, 1 ago 2019, 06:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVAU03 at 06:17 UTC, 01/08/19 from ADRM [ Menos] [ leer todo] mar, 30 jul 2019, 10:14  Seismic trace of the eruption this morning (image: Magma Indonesia / PVMBG) Intermittent explosions continue to occur almost every day at the volcano. Recently, their frequency has increased somewhat. ...màsThe latest event, although not observed well due to cloudy and hazy conditions, was reported a few hours ago from the volcano observatory: "Eruption with ash clouds at 14:25 UTC (07:25 local time). The eruption lasted for 72 seconds." Weak, but regular heat signals are present on satellite data confirming this activity as well.  Heat signals from Krakatau volcano as detected with the MODIS sensor from satellite (image: MIROVA) [ Menos] [ leer todo] lun, 29 jul 2019, 17:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVAU04 at 16:55 UTC, 29/07/19 from ADRM [ Menos] [ leer todo] Show more newsmar, 23 jul 2019, 03:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVAU03 at 03:14 UTC, 23/07/19 from ADRM [ Menos] [ leer todo] mié, 10 jul 2019, 00:30  Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 10 Jul 2019 Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 9000 ft (2700 m) altitude or flight level 090 . ...màsThe full report is as follows: [ Menos] [ leer todo] mar, 2 jul 2019, 23:30  Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 2 Jul 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...màsFVAU02 at 23:26 UTC, 02/07/19 from ADRM [ Menos] [ leer todo] Más en VolcanoDiscovery: VolcanoAdventures: We're a team of experts offering tours to volcanoes around the world.  Photos from lava lakes in the world: Erta Ale, Nyiragongo, Hawaii, Vanuatu  The term for all fine-grained volcanic products fragmented during explosive eruptions. |
