January 21, 1992 Eruption of Karangetang

Name: January 21, 1992 Eruption of Karangetang
Start: 1992-01-21
Location: Karangetang, Indonesia

January 21, 1992 · VEI 2 · 2 deaths

Karangetang in Indonesia erupted on January 21, 1992 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 2 people.

Where it erupted

Karangetang, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: January 21, 1992
Volcano: Karangetang, stratovolcano
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
Killed by: Mudflows and lahars
Location: 2.781° N, 125.407° E

The toll

Deaths: 2

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.

(reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Karangetang

Every eruption in 1992 The 1900s Karangetang Earthquakes near Karangetang 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 6409.