May 9, 2016 Eruption of Sinabung
Sinabung in Indonesia erupted on May 9, 2016. The eruption killed 1 person, counting its secondary effects.
Where it erupted
Sinabung, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 3
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.
May 11-17, 2016; BNPB reported that a lahar passed through Kutambaru village, 20 km NW of Sinabung and near the Lau Barus River, at 1545 on 9 May, killing one person and injuring four more. One person was missing. A news article noted that three houses were also damaged. Based on satellite images and information from PVMBG, the Darwin VAAC reported that during 11-13 and 16 May ash plumes rose to altitudes of 3-4.5 km (10,000-15,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted SW, W, WNW, and NW. Sources: Badan Nacional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB); Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC); Okezone. (reference #2432)
Other significant eruptions of Sinabung
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Every eruption in 2016The 2000sSinabungEarthquakes near SinabungThis 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 6566.