April 20, 2024 Eruption of Ijen
Ijen in Indonesia erupted on April 20, 2024. The eruption killed 1 person.
Where it erupted
Ijen, Indonesia, with its other significant eruptions.
The eruption
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.
No eruption. A tourist died after tripping over the edge of a cliff while trying to get a photo at the crater. (reference #13769)
Other significant eruptions of Ijen
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Every eruption in 2024The 2000sIjenEarthquakes near IjenThis 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 7568.