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Karangetang
Stratovolcano · 1,797 m · Indonesia
Karangetang sits on the Sunda Plate, in a subduction zone. 62 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2023. Its major eruptions caused at least 21 deaths.
Karangetang covers the north of Siau island, north of Sulawesi. It is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia.
Its two summit craters often build lava domes whose collapse sends pyroclastic flows and lava flows down to the sea, through populated areas.
- Elevation
- 1,797 m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Subduction zone, oceanic crust
- Dominant Rock
- Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Last Eruption
- 2023
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 62
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 3
- Known Fatalities
- 21
Notable Eruptions
Eruptions that caused deaths or damage, or with an explosivity index of 4 and above (NOAA).
- 20152015 Eruption · VEI 2
- 20102010 Eruption · VEI 34 deaths
- 20022002 Eruption · VEI 3
- 19971997 Eruption · VEI 13 deaths
- 1992May 1992 Eruption · VEI 16 deaths
- 1992January 1992 Eruption · VEI 22 deaths
- 19761976 Eruption · VEI 21 death
- 19741974 Eruption · VEI 34 deaths
- 19401940 Eruption · VEI 21 death
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
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