May 11, 1992 Eruption of Karangetang
Karangetang in Indonesia erupted on May 11, 1992 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. The eruption killed 6 people.
Where it erupted
Karangetang, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- May 11, 1992
- Volcano
- Karangetang, stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 1, small (eruption column 100 m to 1 km)
- Killed by
- Pyroclastic flows, surges and direct blasts
- Location
- 2.781° N, 125.407° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 1
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.
7 farmers were burned by pyroclastic flows from collapsing lava flow front; 6 later dies in hospitals. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Karangetang
More
Every eruption in 1992The 1900sKarangetangEarthquakes near KarangetangThis 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 4459.