Get our newsletter!     Volcano Calendar 2019: We're proud to present our 2019 volcano calendar: 13 different and attractive images of volcanoes, volcanic landscapes and phenomena taken during volcano tours over the past few years.  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: : spaces available / : guaranteed / : few spaces left / : booked out Random pictures | |  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: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5) Krakatau webcams / live data | ReportsKrakatau volcano videosKrakatau volcano books | ToursKrakatau volcano eruptions:
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:Explosive. Construction of a cinder cone island (Anak Krakatau) inside the caldera formed by the 1883 eruption. Frequent strombolian activity. Last earthquakes nearbyKrakatau volcano toursFrom Krakatau to Bali (16-days study and photo tour to Java, Indonesia) A Dream Come True - World Volcano Tour (4 weeks round-the-world trip to Hawai'i - Vanuatu - New Zealand - Indonesia) Krakatau Volcano Special (expedition to study & observe Anak Krakatau volcano and its activity) Latest satellite images  Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano news & eruption updates:Thu, 29 Aug 2019, 14:46 Between 15 and 17 August 2019 a small expedition group guided by Andi visited the Krakatau Caldera to study the huge changes after the partial collapse of Anak Krakatau in December 2018. ...moreHere's a short report by Anke: [ less] Wed, 28 Aug 2019, 18:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVAU03 at 18:29 UTC, 28/08/19 from ADRM [ less] [ read all] Mon, 26 Aug 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. ...moreThe 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) [ less] [ read all] Sun, 25 Aug 2019, 15:30  Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 25 Aug 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVAU03 at 15:25 UTC, 25/08/19 from ADRM [ less] [ read all] Sun, 25 Aug 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. ...moreThe 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. [ less] [ read all] Fri, 23 Aug 2019, 20:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVAU03 at 20:16 UTC, 23/08/19 from ADRM [ less] [ read all] Thu, 22 Aug 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. ...moreIt 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. [ less] [ read all] Thu, 22 Aug 2019, 09:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVAU04 at 09:44 UTC, 22/08/19 from ADRM [ less] [ read all] Thu, 22 Aug 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 . ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Mon, 19 Aug 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. ...moreDue 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) [ less] [ read all] Show more newsMon, 19 Aug 2019, 05:45 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVAU04 at 05:42 UTC, 19/08/19 from NZKL [ less] [ read all] Sat, 3 Aug 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. ...moreThe 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." [ less] [ read all] Thu, 1 Aug 2019, 06:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVAU03 at 06:17 UTC, 01/08/19 from ADRM [ less] [ read all] Tue, 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. ...moreThe 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) [ less] [ read all] Mon, 29 Jul 2019, 17:00 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVAU04 at 16:55 UTC, 29/07/19 from ADRM [ less] [ read all] Tue, 23 Jul 2019, 03:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVAU03 at 03:14 UTC, 23/07/19 from ADRM [ less] [ read all] Wed, 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 . ...moreThe full report is as follows: [ less] [ read all] Tue, 2 Jul 2019, 23:30  Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 2 Jul 2019 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVAU02 at 23:26 UTC, 02/07/19 from ADRM [ less] [ read all] Tue, 25 Jun 2019, 15:49  This morning's explosion at Krakatau (image: PVMBG) The volcano continues to be restless. Most of the time, its crater is only steaming, but occasionally, strong steam-driven explosions happen. ...moreOne occurred earlier today at 09:18 local time and was captured today by a monitoring camera installed near the crater rim:  Seismic trace of the eruption (image: Magma Indonesia / PVMBG)  Seismic activity from Krakatau during the past months (image: Magma Indonesia) [ less] [ read all] Tue, 18 Jun 2019, 18:47  Steaming from Anak Krakatau's crater on 17 June 2019 (image: Galih Jati / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia) The activity at the reshaped volcano remains intermittent. ...moreDuring the ongoing Krakatau to Bali tour, a small group with expedition leader Galih Yati managed to land and visit Anak Krakatau Island and observed strong steam emissions from the still water-filled crater from close:  Heat signals from Krakatau volcano as detected with the MODIS sensor from satellite (image: MIROVA) [ less] [ read all] Sun, 2 Jun 2019, 03:30 Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ...moreFVAU04 at 03:28 UTC, 02/06/19 from NZKL [ less] [ read all] More on VolcanoDiscovery: VolcanoAdventures: We're a team of experts offering tours to volcanoes around the world.  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