Kelud

November 25, 1990 Eruption of Kelud

November 25, 1990 · 4 deaths

Kelud in Indonesia erupted on November 25, 1990. The eruption killed 4 people.

Where it erupted

Kelud, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date
November 25, 1990
Volcano
Kelud, stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Killed by
Secondary (post-eruption) mudflows
Location
7.935° S, 112.314° E

The toll

Deaths
4

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 that overflowed a river channel in the Blitar region (~30 km S of the summit) killed 4 people. No eruption. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Kelud

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Every eruption in 1990The 1900sKeludEarthquakes near KeludThis 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 6364.