Kelud, 2014

The East Java volcano erupted at 23:29 local time on 13 February, producing an ash plume reported at 15 to 40 km and volcanic lightning above the summit. The Indonesian government set up 78 evacuation shelters and raised the alert status to its highest level. More than 200,000 people lived within the 10 km evacuation zone.

Eruption start

2014-02-13

Eruption end

2014-02-15

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

4

Volcano

Kelud

GVP volcano page

volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=263280

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: indonesia, java, ash plume, volcanic lightning, evacuation

Coordinates: -7.935, 112.314

Part of Volcanic eruptions of VEI 4 since 2000

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