February 10, 1990 Eruption of Kelud

Name: February 10, 1990 Eruption of Kelud
Start: 1990-02-10
Location: Kelud, Indonesia

February 10, 1990 · VEI 4 · 35 deaths

Kelud in Indonesia erupted on February 10, 1990 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 4. The eruption killed 35 people.

Where it erupted

Kelud, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: February 10, 1990
Volcano: Kelud, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 4, large (eruption column 10 to 25 km)
Killed by: Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts); Pyroclastic flows, surges and direct blasts
Location: 7.935° S, 112.314° E

The toll

Deaths: 35

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.

30 deaths on 10 Feb with most of the damage and casualties attributed to heavy tephra falls causing house roofs to collapse. By 20 Feb official death toll had risen to 32, and VSI internal reports listed a total of 35 fatalities. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Kelud

Every eruption in 1990 The 1900s Kelud Earthquakes near Kelud 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 144.