Volcano in Indonesia
Sirung volcano: eruption status today
Updated
No eruption of Sirung is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later; last significant eruption 1987 (NOAA NCEI). Note: 4 satellite hot spots within 10 km in the latest FIRMS data.
Live status of Sirung: 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: 1987
- Elevation
- 1,347 m 4,420 ft
- Type
- Complex volcano
- Earthquakes within 50 km
- 3 past 30 days (USGS)
- Hot spots within 10 km
- 4 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
- Nearest city
- Dili 159 km E
Is Sirung erupting right now?
There is no open NASA EONET event for Sirung right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 1987. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.
NASA FIRMS shows 4 thermal hot spots within 10 km of the summit in the latest VIIRS satellite passes (strongest 9.3 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 Sirung
USGS located 3 earthquakes within 50 km of Sirung in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last week. The largest was M4.9 on Sep 29, 2026, 25 km SSW of the summit at 157 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 17, 09:07 UTC | M4.6 | 35 km SE | 91 km | 51 km N of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste |
| Oct 10, 04:45 UTC | M4.4 | 39 km S | 68 km | 53 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste |
| Sep 29, 14:14 UTC | M4.9 | 25 km SSW | 157 km | 62 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste |
About Sirung
Sirung is a complex volcano in Lesser Sunda Is, Indonesia, rising to 1,347 m (4,420 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".
Complex volcanoes have several vents or overlapping cones, so activity can shift between craters.
The nearest large town is Dili, about 159 km E of the summit; 1 other city lie within 250 km.
- Dili (159 km)
- Kupang (195 km)
Flights and volcanic ash
No major hub airport is within 400 km (the closest is Soekarno–Hatta, 1945 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 Iliwerung, 61 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.