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    Lokon-Empung

    Stratovolcano · 1,580 m · Indonesia

    Lokon-Empung
    Photo: Tkx · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Lokon-Empung sits on the Sunda Plate, in a subduction zone. 31 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2015. Its major eruptions caused at least 2 deaths.

    Elevation
    1,580 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, continental crust
    Dominant Rock
    Basalt / Picro-Basalt
    Plate
    Sunda Plate
    Country
    Indonesia
    Last Eruption
    2015
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    31
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    3
    Known Fatalities
    2

    Eruption Timeline

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

    1375 · VEI 31775 · VEI 31829 · VEI 21893 · VEI 21930 · VEI 21942 · VEI 21949 · VEI 11951 · VEI 31958 · VEI 21961 · VEI 21962 · VEI 11963 · VEI 21965 · VEI 11966 · VEI 21969 · VEI 21971 · VEI 21973 · VEI 11975 · VEI 21984 · VEI 11986 · VEI 21988 · VEI 11991 · VEI 3 · deadly eruption2000 · VEI 22002 · VEI 22002 · VEI 22003 · VEI 32011 · VEI 2 · deadly eruption2011 · VEI 1 · deadly eruption2012 · VEI 22015 · VEI 22015 · VEI 1 VEI 2VEI 4VEI 6 13751500180019002000

    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