Sinabung, Indonesia

Stratovolcano · 2,460 m (8,071 ft) · Sumatra

Sinabung is a stratovolcano in Indonesia, 2,460 m (8,071 ft) high. Its last known eruption: undated, but a probable Holocene eruption. NOAA records 10 significant eruptions here, which killed 28 people where the toll is counted.

Sinabung on the map

Sinabung 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: 2,460 m (8,071 ft)
Country: Indonesia
Region: Sumatra
Summit: 3.170° N, 98.392° E
Last known eruption: Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Holocene activity known from: Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number: 261080

Significant eruptions

10 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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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.