May 15, 1995 Eruption of Kelimutu

Name: May 15, 1995 Eruption of Kelimutu
Start: 1995-05-15
Location: Kelimutu, Indonesia

May 15, 1995 · 1 death

Kelimutu in Indonesia erupted on May 15, 1995. The eruption killed 1 person.

Where it erupted

Kelimutu, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.

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The eruption

Date: May 15, 1995
Volcano: Kelimutu, complex volcano
Country: Indonesia
Location: 8.770° S, 121.820° E

The toll

Deaths: 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.

Tourist fell into crater lake. No eruption. (reference #9675)

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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 6404.