Agung, 1963

Earthquakes began to be felt in Bali on 16 February, not strong enough to cause damage, and explosive activity started two days later, minor at first. Ash accumulated to a layer up to 50 cm thick on the slopes of the volcano and reached 0.1 cm in Jakarta.

Eruption start

1963-02-18

Eruption end

1964-01-27

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

5

Volcano

Agung

GVP volcano page

volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=264020

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: bali, indonesia, ashfall

Coordinates: -8.343, 115.508

Part of Volcanic eruptions of VEI 5 and above since 1900

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