Volcano in Indonesia
Egon volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Egon is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963; last significant eruption 2004 (NOAA NCEI).
Live status of Egon: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.
- Status now
- No open report
- Last eruption
- 1900–1963 last significant: 2004
- Elevation
- 1,661 m 5,450 ft
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 1 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Kupang 209 km SE
Is Egon erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Egon right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 2004. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).
Earthquakes near Egon
USGS located 1 earthquake within 50 km of Egon in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last week. The largest was M4.2 on Oct 12, 2026, 47 km ESE of the summit at 101 km depth.
0 of them were shallower than 10 km. Swarms of shallow quakes can mean magma or gas is moving, but most swarms end without an eruption; observatories combine them with ground deformation and gas data.
| Time (UTC) | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 16:12 UTC | M4.2 | 47 km ESE | 101 km | 74 km ESE of Maumere, Indonesia |
About Egon
Egon is a stratovolcano in Lesser Sunda Is, Indonesia, rising to 1,661 m (5,450 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Stratovolcanoes are steep cones built from alternating lava and ash layers; their eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns that can reach cruising altitude.
The nearest large town is Kupang, about 209 km SE of the summit.
- Kupang (209 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Soekarno–Hatta, 1765 km away), but ash clouds from explosive eruptions can drift for thousands of kilometres along flight routes.
Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.
Other volcanoes in Indonesia
Indonesia has 66 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 7 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Lewotobi Perempuan, 37 km away.
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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.