What kind of volcano is Kelud?

Kelud is classified as a Stratovolcano in Indonesia. Its tectonic setting is Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km).

How is seismicity near Kelud monitored here?

Earthquakes within 50 km of the crater are aggregated from 18 seismic networks and checked against a swarm rule that compares the current rate with this volcano's own 30-day background. Ash advisories come from the VAAC centres that are connected.

IndonesiaJava & Sunda Strait

Crater and lava dome of Kelud volcano in East Java, Indonesia

Photo:Dan Dzurisinvia Smithsonian GVP

Volcano Dossier•GVP #263280

7.93°S, 112.31°E

Erupted since 2000

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Volcano Kelud

Its crater lake made it one of the deadliest volcanoes in history: in 1919 an eruption emptied the lake into lahars that killed about 5,000 people, prompting Dutch engineers to dig drainage tunnels through the crater wall. In February 2014 a short, violent eruption spread ash across Java, closed seven airports and forced some 100,000 people to evacuate.

Last Eruption

2014

Erupted since 2000

Summit Elevation

1.7 km

Stratovolcano · Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

Seismic State

Normal Baseline

0 events (1.0x rate)

Interactive Volcano & Seismicity Map

Seismicity within 50 km radius, active VAAC ash plumes, and tectonic plate boundaries.

Recent seismicity within 50 km

0 events in the last 12 h within 25 km of the crater.

No catalogued earthquakes within 50 km in the last 90 days.

Geological & Tectonic Profile

Stratovolcano

Kelud is an active Stratovolcano formed in an active Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km). Dominant lithology: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite.

Edifice TypeStratovolcano

Major RockAndesite / Basaltic Andesite

Tectonic SettingSubduction zone

Volcanic ArcSunda Volcanic Arc

Volcanic Dossier

VN #263280

Official catalogue parameters, coordinates, elevation and geotectonic classification.

CountryIndonesia

Crater Coordinates-7.935°, 112.314°

Summit Elevation1.7 km

SubregionSunda Volcanic Arc

Catalog SourceSmithsonian GVP (#263280)

Authoritative Monitoring Infrastructure

All 18 Networks & VAAC →

Seismic ObservatoryBMKG / PVMBG

Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika / PVMBG

Official Portal

ICAO Aviation Ash Center

Darwin VAAC (Bureau of Meteorology)

Darwin, Australia

VAAC Advisory Desk

Swarm telemetry correlated across 18 networks against a 30-day baseline.Read Science & Physics →

Regional Seismic Profile

Java & Sunda Strait

Explore live seismic monitoring, historical danger benchmarks, fault slip models and recurrence intervals for Java & Sunda Strait.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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The most recent eruption of Kelud recorded by the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program was in 2014.

Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Smithsonian GVP profile