March 26, 1928 Eruption of Krakatau

Name: March 26, 1928 Eruption of Krakatau
Start: 1928-03-26
Location: Krakatau, Indonesia

March 26, 1928 · VEI 2

Krakatau in Indonesia erupted on March 26, 1928 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. It caused a tsunami.

Where it erupted

Krakatau, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: March 26, 1928
Volcano: Krakatau, caldera
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
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.

Reference #414:

1928, March 26. An eruption of Krakatau Volcano was accompanied by waves which were observed in the vicinity of the volcano.

Other significant eruptions of Krakatau

Every eruption in 1928 The 1900s Krakatau Earthquakes near Krakatau This day in weather history

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 2431.