June 13, 1993 Eruption of Krakatau

Name: June 13, 1993 Eruption of Krakatau
Start: 1993-06-13
Location: Krakatau, Indonesia

June 13, 1993 · VEI 1 · 1 death

Krakatau in Indonesia erupted on June 13, 1993 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 1. The eruption killed 1 person.

Where it erupted

Krakatau, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: June 13, 1993
Volcano: Krakatau, caldera
Country: Indonesia
Volcanic Explosivity Index: 1, small (eruption column 100 m to 1 km)
Killed by: Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
Location: 6.101° S, 105.423° E

The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 5

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.

One tourist killed and 5 injured by an explosion while they were climbing on the old crater rim of Anak Krakatau. (reference #9675)

Other significant eruptions of Krakatau

Every eruption in 1993 The 1900s Krakatau Earthquakes near Krakatau 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 4452.