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    Banda Api

    Caldera · 596 m · Indonesia

    Banda Api
    Photo: User Mark Richards on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Banda Api sits on the Banda Sea Plate, in a subduction zone. 27 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1988. Its major eruptions caused at least 4 deaths.

    Elevation
    596 m
    Type
    Caldera
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, oceanic crust
    Dominant Rock
    Dacite
    Plate
    Banda Sea Plate
    Country
    Indonesia
    Last Eruption
    1988
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    27
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    3
    Known Fatalities
    4

    Eruption Timeline

    Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).

    1586 · VEI 31598 · VEI 31609 · VEI 316141615 · VEI 31632 · VEI 31635 · VEI 11683 · VEI 31690 · VEI 31712 · VEI 21722 · VEI 21749 · VEI 21762 · VEI 21765 · VEI 21773 · VEI 21775 · VEI 21778 · VEI 21816 · VEI 21820 · VEI 21824 · VEI 21825 · VEI 1183518551890 · VEI 21901 · VEI 219021988 · VEI 3 · deadly eruption VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 14991500180019002000

    Eruption Deadly Eruption (NOAA) Uncertain Date

    Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata