Major Eruptions

 Below is a list of selected major eruptions of volcanoes in Indonesia, sorted chronologically by the starting date of the eruption. Only eruptions with scale 3 or above on VEI are given with known sources and fatalities, except if smaller scale eruptions resulted some fatalities.

Notes: cv=central vent eruption,pf=pyroclastic flows, lf=lava flows,lm=lahar mudflows, cl=crater lake eruption, ph=phreatic eruption, ld=lava dome extrusion, cc=caldera collapse, se=submarine eruption, fa=fumarole activity, rf=radial fissure eruption.

Eruption date	Volcano	Cessation date	VEI	Characteristics
3 Nov 2010	Merapi	8 Nov 2010	4	cv,pf,ld,lm
10 Feb 1990	Kelut	Mar 1990	4	cv,cl,pf,ph,ld,lm
18 Jul 1983	Colo	Dec 1983	4	cv,pf,ph
5 Apr 1982	Galunggung	8 Jan 1983	4	cv,pf,lf,lm
6 Oct 1972	Merapi	Mar 1985	2	cv,pf,lf,ld,lm
26 Apr 1966	Kelut	27 Apr 1966	4	cv,cl,pf,lm
17 Mar 1963	Agung	27 Jan 1964	5	cv,pf,lf,lm
31 Aug 1951	Kelut	31 Aug 1951	4	cv,cl,pf,lm
25 Nov 1930	Merapi	Sep 1931	3	cv,rf,pf,lf,ld,lm
19 May 1919	Kelut	20 May 1919	4	cv,cl,pf,lm
7 Jun 1892	Awu	12 Jun 1892	3	cv,pf,lm
26 Aug 1883	Krakatau	Feb 1884	6	cv,se,pf,fa,lm,cc
15 Apr 1872	Merapi	21 Apr 1872	4	cv,pf
2 Mar 1856	Awu	17 Mar 1856	3	cv,pf,lm
8 Oct 1822	Galunggung	Dec 1822	5	cv,pf,ld,lm
10 Apr 1815	Mount Tambora	15 Jul 1815	7	cv,pf,cc
6 Aug 1812	Awu	8 Aug 1812	4	cv,pf,lm
12 Aug 1772	Papandayan	12 Aug 1772	3	cv,ph
4 Aug 1672	Merapi	unknown	3	cv,pf,lm
1586	Kelut	unknown	5	cf,cl,lm
≈ 74,000 BP	Toba	unknown	8	pf,lf,cc

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