Volcano · Indonesia
Agung
Bali's highest and holiest mountain.
Status right now
No current reports
Agung is not in the latest Smithsonian weekly report or the GDACS volcano alerts. That usually means it is quiet, but not every change is reported straight away. For official alerts, follow the local volcano observatory.
Checked 5 Nov 2026, 02:13 UTC.
Key facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Asia
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Summit
- 2,997 m (9,833 ft)
- Coordinates
- 8.343° S, 115.508° E
- Smithsonian number
- 264020
What kind of volcano is it?
Agung is a stratovolcano. A stratovolcano is a tall, steep cone built from layers of lava, ash and rock from many eruptions. Its sticky magma traps gas, so eruptions are often explosive, with ash columns and fast-moving pyroclastic flows.
Eruption history
| Date | VEI | Deaths | Also |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sept 1963 | 2 | 2 | – |
| 16 May 1963 | 3 | 120 | earthquake |
| 18 Mar 1963 | 5 | 1,028 | tsunami |
3 significant eruptions near Agung in NOAA's Global Significant Volcanic Eruptions Database, which lists eruptions that caused deaths, damage or a tsunami, or were VEI 6 or larger. VEI is the Volcanic Explosivity Index, from 0 to 8.
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- DukonoIndonesia · 1,769 km
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