1786 Eruption of Dieng Volcanic Complex
Dieng Volcanic Complex in Indonesia erupted in 1786 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 38 people.
Where it erupted
Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- 1786
- Volcano
- Dieng Volcanic Complex, complex volcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
- Killed by
- Avalanche (debris and landslides)
- Location
- 7.200° S, 109.879° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 38
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Ground fissuring occurred and 38 persons died from a collapse that destroyed Jampang village. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Dieng Volcanic Complex
More
Every eruption in 1786The 1700sDieng Volcanic ComplexEarthquakes near Dieng Volcanic Complex
Sources
Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s. NCEI event 4456.