Kie Besi, Indonesia

Stratovolcano · 1,357 m (4,452 ft) · Halmahera-Indonesia

Kie Besi is a stratovolcano in Indonesia, 1,357 m (4,452 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 5 significant eruptions here, which killed 2,326 people where the toll is counted.

Kie Besi on the map

Kie Besi and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 1,357 m (4,452 ft)
Country: Indonesia
Region: Halmahera-Indonesia
Summit: 0.320° N, 127.400° E
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 268070

Significant eruptions

5 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Kie Besi Ash advisories and webcams on the live map

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.