1978 Eruption of Tangkuban Parahu
Tangkuban Parahu in Indonesia erupted in 1978. The eruption killed 3 people.
Where it erupted
Tangkuban Parahu, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- 1978
- Volcano
- Tangkuban Parahu, stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Killed by
- Indirect deaths (disease, starvation, exposure)
- Location
- 6.770° S, 107.600° 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.
Late 1978, SEAN report mentions geothermal well blowout. No eruption. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Tangkuban Parahu
More
Every eruption in 1978The 1900sTangkuban ParahuEarthquakes near Tangkuban Parahu
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 6326.