Krakatoa's 1883 eruption in Indonesia's Sunda Strait destroyed most of the original island and killed an estimated 36,417 people, mostly from tsunamis. Its vol…
Krakatoa erupted catastrophically over 26-27 August 1883, destroying much of the island and generating deadly tsunamis that struck Java and Sumatra. The official Dutch d…
Much of the old volcanic structure collapsed into a submarine caldera, leaving only fragments of the original island — chiefly the remnant Rakata — and a dramatically al…
Anak Krakatau, 'Child of Krakatoa', emerged from the sea in late 1927, inside the caldera left by the 1883 eruption, according to the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Progra…
Anak Krakatau went through more than 40 recorded eruptive episodes between 1927 and December 2018, reaching a height of roughly 338 meters, per the Smithsonian GVP.
On 22 December 2018, part of Anak Krakatau's southwest flank collapsed into the sea during an eruption, triggering a tsunami with no earthquake trigger and little to no…
PVMBG kept Anak Krakatau under close watch as it produced further eruptions and ash plumes, slowly rebuilding its shattered cone.
On 2 July 2026, PVMBG raised Anak Krakatau's status from Level II (Waspada) to Level III (Siaga) after a surge in volcanic earthquakes and deformation, enforcing a 3km e…
Reuters reported that Anak Krakatau's eruption led to the suspension of 209 flights at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, with ash plumes reaching up to abo…
Anak Krakatau sits on Indonesia's stretch of the Ring of Fire. Future risk depends on eruption style, flank stability, and how quickly monitoring and exclusion zones res…
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