Volcano · Indonesia
Sinabung
Woke in 2010 after 400 years.
Status right now
No current reports
Sinabung 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 4 Nov 2026, 23:40 UTC.
Key facts
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Asia
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Summit
- 2,460 m (8,071 ft)
- Coordinates
- 3.170° N, 98.392° E
- Smithsonian number
- 261080
What kind of volcano is it?
Sinabung 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2019 | 4 | – | – |
| 13 Apr 2017 | 3 | – | – |
| 27 Dec 2017 | – | – | – |
| 9 May 2016 | – | 1 | – |
| 21 May 2016 | – | 7 | – |
| 16 Oct 2015 | – | 1 | – |
| 20 Feb 2015 | 3 | – | – |
| 1 Feb 2014 | – | 17 | – |
| 15 Sept 2013 | 2 | – | – |
| 30 Aug 2010 | 3 | 2 | – |
10 significant eruptions near Sinabung 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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