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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: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5)
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Krakatau 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), 2019-ongoing
Typical eruption style:Explosive. Construction of a cinder cone island (Anak Krakatau) inside the caldera formed by the 1883 eruption. Frequent strombolian activity.
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Krakatau volcano news & eruption updates:
Krakatau Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL470 MOV NW AND ONGOING EMISSION TO FL370 MOV W to 47000 ft (14300 m)
Friday Apr 10, 2020 22:45 PM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 47000 ft (14300 m) altitude or flight level 470 . The full report is as follows: FVAU02 at 22:43 UTC, 10/04/20 from ADRM VA ADVISORY DTG: 20200410/2245Z VAAC: DARWIN VOLCANO: KRAKATAU 262000 PSN: S0606 E10525 AREA: INDONESIA SUMMIT ELEV: 813M ADVISORY NR: 2020/19 INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8, VOLCAT AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED ERUPTION DETAILS: VA TO FL470 MOV NW AND ONGOING EMISSION TO FL370 MOV W OBS VA DTG: 10/2245Z OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL370 S0611 E10527 - S0610 E10304 - S0534 E10257 - S0505 E10339 - S0602 E10530 MOV W 20KT SFC/FL470 S0544 E10450 - S0531 E10411 - S0442 E10312 - S0409 E10343 - S0517 E10508 MOV NW 25KT FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 11/0445Z SFC/FL370 S0611 E10527 - S0611 E10243 - S0514 E10243 - S0502 E10353 - S0555 E10531 FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 11/1045Z SFC/FL370 S0611 E10526 - S0612 E10226 - S0514 E10227 - S0451 E10318 - S0602 E10530 FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 11/1645Z SFC/FL370 S0612 E10525 - S0612 E10219 - S0516 E10214 - S0445 E10319 - S0556 E10523 RMK: ONGOING VA EMISSION TO FL370 VISIBLE ON RGB SATELLITE IMAGERY EXT W, WITH EMISSION TO FL470 MOV NW. VA TO FL470 EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE WITHIN 06 HRS. MET CLOUD HAS STARTED TO APPROACH THE SUMMIT FROM THE SE. VA HEIGHT AND FCST BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 10/2200Z IMG AND MODEL GUIDANCE. NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20200411/0145Z
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Friday, Apr 10, 2020
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. ...
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Wednesday, Mar 25, 2020
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. ...
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