June 8, 2004 Eruption of Tengger Caldera
Tengger Caldera in Indonesia erupted on June 8, 2004 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 2. The eruption killed 2 people.
Where it erupted
Tengger Caldera, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
- Date
- June 8, 2004
- Volcano
- Tengger Caldera, stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Volcanic Explosivity Index
- 2, moderate (eruption column 1 to 5 km)
- Killed by
- Tephra (ash, bombs, lapilli, steam blasts)
- Location
- 7.942° S, 112.950° E
The toll
- Deaths
- 2
- 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.
Two tourists were killed and 5 injured by ejecta from a sudden explosive eruption at Bromo crater. (reference #9675)
Other significant eruptions of Tengger Caldera
More
Every eruption in 2004The 2000sTengger CalderaEarthquakes near Tengger CalderaThis 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 5547.