Volcano in Indonesia

Slamet volcano: eruption status today

Updated

No eruption of Slamet is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later (NOAA NCEI).

Live status of Slamet: 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
Elevation
3,428 m 11,247 ft
Type
Stratovolcano
Earthquakes within 50 km
0 past 30 days (USGS)
Hot spots within 10 km
0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
Nearest city
Purwokerto 20 km S

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Is Slamet erupting right now?

There is no open NASA EONET event for Slamet right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later. 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 Slamet

USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Slamet 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 Slamet

Slamet is a stratovolcano in Java, Indonesia, rising to 3,428 m (11,247 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 Purwokerto, about 20 km S of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.

Flights and volcanic ash

1 major airport is within 400 km; the closest is Soekarno–Hatta (CGK), 308 km away. Volcanic ash melts in jet engines, so an explosive eruption can close airspace and cancel flights even far downwind.

Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.

AirportDistanceDirection
Soekarno–Hatta (CGK)308 kmWNW

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 Dieng Volcanic Complex, 74 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.