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Krakatau volcano
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
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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:

Anak Krakatau volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): field report 12-14 July

Monday Jul 16, 2018 16:33 PM | BY: T
Krakatau on 14 July evening with a lava flow (?) on the southern flank (image: Andi Rosadi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
Krakatau on 14 July evening with a lava flow (?) on the southern flank (image: Andi Rosadi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
Group on the way up to approach the active cone (image: Andi Rosadi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
Group on the way up to approach the active cone (image: Andi Rosadi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
Strombolian explosion at Anak Krakatau (image: Andi Rosadi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
Strombolian explosion at Anak Krakatau (image: Andi Rosadi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
Mild to moderate strombolian activity continues at Anak Krakatau. It seems also that a lava flow is active on the upper southern flank of the cone.
Andi, our expedition leader in Indonesia returned from a volcano special tour with a small group today sent a quick report with the attached pictures:
"We cameback safely after climbed to the rim. ...
Explosion are still occurring, minor strombolian-type, ejecting basaltic fragments of lava and lapili... it has been great so far.
It's fantastic to watch from close."
Previous news
Monday, Jul 16, 2018
Krakatau volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION OBS TO FL050 AT 16/0930Z
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 16 Jul 2018
Sunday, Jul 15, 2018
Krakatau volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION TO FL040 MOV W 5KT EST VA DTG: 15/1800Z
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 15 Jul 2018
Sunday, Jul 15, 2018
Krakatau volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: MINOR VA OBS TO FL050 MOV W AT 15/0110Z.
Saturday, Jul 14, 2018
Krakatau volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION TO FL050 MOV W 5KT OBS VA DTG: 14/1335Z
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 14 Jul 2018
Saturday, Jul 14, 2018
Krakatau volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS ERUPTION TO FL040 MOV NW 5KT OBS VA DTG: 14/0135Z

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