Volcano in Indonesia

Ijen volcano: eruption status today

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No eruption of Ijen is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later; last significant eruption 2024 (NOAA NCEI). Note: 1 satellite hot spot within 10 km in the latest FIRMS data.

Live status of Ijen: 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
1964 or later last significant: 2024
Elevation
2,769 m 9,085 ft
Type
Stratovolcano
Earthquakes within 50 km
0 past 30 days (USGS)
Hot spots within 10 km
1 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
Nearest city
Banyuwangi 23 km SSE

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Is Ijen erupting right now?

There is no open NASA EONET event for Ijen right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 2024. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.

NASA FIRMS shows 1 thermal hot spot within 10 km of the summit in the latest VIIRS satellite passes (strongest 5.1 MW fire radiative power). Hot spots on a volcano can be lava, a glowing vent or ordinary vegetation fires; satellites cannot tell them apart on their own.

Earthquakes near Ijen

USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Ijen in the past 30 days. Outside the United States USGS mainly lists quakes above about M4, so small volcanic tremors recorded by the local observatory will not appear here.

About Ijen

Ijen is a stratovolcano in Java, Indonesia, rising to 2,769 m (9,085 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 Banyuwangi, about 23 km SSE of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.

Flights and volcanic ash

No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Soekarno–Hatta, 864 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 Raung, 22 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.