1978 Eruption of Dieng Volcanic Complex
Dieng Volcanic Complex in Indonesia erupted in 1978. The eruption killed 3 people.
Where it erupted
Dieng Volcanic Complex, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- 1978
- Volcano
- Dieng Volcanic Complex, complex volcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Killed by
- Indirect deaths (disease, starvation, exposure)
- Location
- 7.200° S, 109.879° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
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.
In late 1978, SEAN report mentions geothermal well blowout. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Dieng Volcanic Complex
More
Every eruption in 1978The 1900sDieng 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 7580.