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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)
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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Krakatoa (Krakatau) volcano news & eruption updates:

Krakatau volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: MINOR VA OBS TO FL040 MOV SW AT 25/0450Z.

Wednesday Jul 25, 2018 05:15 AM |

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU0300 at 05:11 UTC, 25/07/18 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20180725/0510Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: KRAKATAU 262000
PSN: S0606 E10525
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 813M
ADVISORY NR: 2018/62
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: MINOR VA OBS TO FL040 MOV SW AT 25/0450Z.
OBS VA DTG: 25/0510Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL040 S0606 E10528 - S0622 E10509 - S0632
E10459 - S0620 E10451 - S0616 E10505 - S0603 E10525 MOV SW
5KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 25/1110Z SFC/FL040 S0607 E10532 - S0626
E10513 - S0608 E10457 - S0558 E10526
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 25/1710Z SFC/FL040 S0607 E10532 - S0627
E10512 - S0602 E10459 - S0557 E10527
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 25/2310Z SFC/FL040 S0608 E10532 - S0626
E10512 - S0626 E10512 - S0602 E10459 - S0602 E10500 - S0558
E10527
RMK: VA OBS MOV S AND HOTSPOT AT VOLCANO. MINOR ASH SIGNAL
IN ENHANCED IMAGERY. VA HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT BASED ON SAT
IMAGERY AND JMA/US GFS/EC MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20180725/1110Z

Previous news
Krakatau volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL050 EST VA DTG: 20/0115Z
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 20 Jul 2018
Friday, Jul 20, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Krakatau volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL050 MOV SW LAST OBS 19/1120Z.
Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 19 Jul 2018
Thursday, Jul 19, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Krakatau volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL050 OBS MOV W AT 19/0010Z.
Thursday, Jul 19, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Krakatau volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL050 MOV NE OBS VA DTG: 18/0100Z
Wednesday, Jul 18, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Krakatau volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS WEAK EMISSIONS TO FL040 LAST OBS 16/1550Z.
Monday, Jul 16, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]

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