October 13, 1939 Eruption of Dieng Volcanic Complex
Dieng Volcanic Complex in Indonesia erupted on October 13, 1939 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. The eruption killed 10 people.
Where it erupted
Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- October 13, 1939
- Volcano
- Dieng Volcanic Complex, complex volcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 1, small (eruption column 100 m to 1 km)
- Killed by
- Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
- Location
- 7.200° S, 109.879° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 10
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
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.
Lahars destroyed 50 ha of land and steam explosions caused 10 deaths and damage. Verstappen reports deaths were at Timbang. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Dieng Volcanic Complex
More
Every eruption in 1939The 1900sDieng Volcanic ComplexEarthquakes near Dieng Volcanic ComplexThis 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 2574.