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.

IndonésieJava et détroit de la Sonde

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

Son lac de cratère en a fait l'un des volcans les plus meurtriers de l'histoire : en 1919, une éruption a vidé le lac en lahars qui ont tué environ 5 000 personnes, poussant des ingénieurs néerlandais à percer des tunnels de drainage à travers la paroi du cratère. En février 2014, une éruption brève et violente a répandu des cendres sur toute Java, fermé sept aéroports et forcé quelque 100 000 personnes à évacuer.

Last Eruption

2014

Erupted since 2000

Summit Elevation

1.7 km

Stratovolcan · Andésite / Andésite basaltique

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

Stratovolcan

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

Edifice TypeStratovolcan

Major RockAndésite / Andésite basaltique

Tectonic SettingZone de subduction

Volcanic ArcArc volcanique de la Sonde

Volcanic Dossier

VN #263280

Official catalogue parameters, coordinates, elevation and geotectonic classification.

PaysIndonésie

Coordonnées du cratère-7.935°, 112.314°

Summit Elevation1.7 km

SubregionArc volcanique de la Sonde

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 →

Profil sismique régional

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Questions fréquentes (FAQ)

Protocoles scientifiques, opérationnels et d’urgence vérifiés

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