November 24, 1833 Eruption of Kaba

Name: November 24, 1833 Eruption of Kaba
Start: 1833-11-24
Location: Kaba, Indonesia

November 24, 1833 · VEI 2 · 126 deaths

Kaba in Indonesia erupted on November 24, 1833 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 126 people.

Where it erupted

Kaba, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: November 24, 1833
Volcano: Kaba, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Killed by: Mudflows and lahars
Location: 3.522° S, 102.615° E

The toll

Deaths: 126

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.

Water ejected from crater lake. Lahars killed 36 at Talang, 90 at Klingi and Bliti villages. (reference #9675)

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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 4451.