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    Mount Ruang

    Stratovolcano · 703 m · Indonesia

    Mount Ruang
    Photo: Suratman (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

    Mount Ruang sits on the Sunda Plate, in a subduction zone. 14 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 2024. Its major eruptions caused at least 400 deaths.

    Elevation
    703 m
    Type
    Stratovolcano
    Tectonic Setting
    Subduction zone, oceanic crust
    Dominant Rock
    Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
    Plate
    Sunda Plate
    Country
    Indonesia
    Last Eruption
    2024
    Known Eruptions (Holocene)
    14
    Max. Explosivity (VEI)
    4
    Known Fatalities
    400

    Eruption Timeline

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

    1808 · VEI 21836 · VEI 21840 · VEI 21856 · VEI 11870 · VEI 31871 · VEI 2 · deadly eruption1874 · VEI 21889 · VEI 11904 · VEI 31914 · VEI 21949 · VEI 219962002 · VEI 42024 · VEI 4 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