July 7, 2007 Eruption of Salak
Salak in Indonesia erupted on July 7, 2007. The eruption killed 6 people.
Where it erupted
Salak, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
The toll
- Deaths
- 6
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.
Six of 50 teenagers camping on the volcano died from suspected sulfur gas inhalation and several others were hospitalized. No eruption. (reference #9675)
According to news articles, sulfur-gas poisoning from one of Salak's fume-filled craters was suspected in the deaths of six teenagers on 7 July 2007. The victims, who were between the ages of 14 and 16, were part of a group of about 50 students camping on the volcano for the weekend. The bodies were found with blood and foam on their mouths and noses. According to a Reuters report of 9 July 2007, police officer Thomas Alexander reported that "one of the students was found dead with foam on his mouth, a strong indicator of sulfur poisoning." Several more poisoned students were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. (reference #2432)
More
Every eruption in 2007The 2000sSalakEarthquakes near SalakThis 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 6324.