Volcano in Indonesia

Tengger Caldera volcano: eruption status today

Updated

No eruption of Tengger Caldera is being reported right now Last eruption: 1964 or later; last significant eruption 2010 (NOAA NCEI). Note: 5 satellite hot spots within 10 km in the latest FIRMS data.

Live status of Tengger Caldera: 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: 2010
Elevation
2,329 m 7,641 ft
Type
Stratovolcano
Earthquakes within 50 km
0 past 30 days (USGS)
Hot spots within 10 km
5 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
Nearest city
Lawang 31 km WNW

Open on the live map

Is Tengger Caldera erupting right now?

There is no open NASA EONET event for Tengger Caldera right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1964 or later, and the last eruption in its significant-eruption database was in 2010. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.

NASA FIRMS shows 5 thermal hot spots within 10 km of the summit in the latest VIIRS satellite passes (strongest 3.5 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 Tengger Caldera

USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Tengger Caldera 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 Tengger Caldera

Tengger Caldera is a stratovolcano in Java, Indonesia, rising to 2,329 m (7,641 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 Lawang, about 31 km WNW 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, 723 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 Semeru, 19 km away.

Nearby volcanoes

Volcanoes in Indonesia

More

Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.