Krakatau volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia) field report: eruptive phase ended, activity has calmed down a bit

The cinder cone within Krakatau volcano during expedition on 15 May (image: Galih Jati)

Our VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia guide Galih visited the volcano during our expedition scheduled last week.

He reported that the recent eruptive period (11-13 May) ended and „only“ venting was visible from the recently formed cinder cone on 15 May. An estimated cone’s height is about 100 meters.

During the local observatory inspection in Pasaran village, seismic recordings detected several micro tremors related to the activity.

A fresh bomb from 11-13 May eruptions (image: Galih Jati)