February 1884 Eruption of Krakatau
Krakatau in Indonesia erupted in February 1884. It caused a tsunami.
Where it erupted
Krakatau, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- February 1884
- Volcano
- Krakatau, caldera
- Country
- Indonesia
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Location
- 6.101° S, 105.423° E
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this eruption.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Five months after the Krakatau explosion, a small tsunami arose, caused by a new volcanic eruption. (reference #414, #3613)
Other significant eruptions of Krakatau
More
Every eruption in 1884The 1800sKrakatauEarthquakes near Krakatau
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 5285.