Jakarta, ThedailyID — Mount Anak Krakatau erupted three times from the early hours through Tuesday morning, September 8, 2026, according to Indonesia’s official volcano monitoring system.
The eruptions occurred at 5:08 a.m., 5:34 a.m. and 7:49 a.m. local time. The volcano is located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra.
The first eruption occurred at 5:08 a.m. The eruption was not visually observed, but the event was recorded by a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 47 millimeters and a duration of 15 seconds.
“The eruption was not visually observed. It was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 47 mm and a duration of 15 seconds,” the official Magma ESDM report stated on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
The second eruption followed about 26 minutes later at 5:34 a.m. The event lasted 10 seconds and recorded a maximum amplitude of 44 millimeters.
A third eruption occurred more than two hours later at 7:49 a.m. It recorded a maximum amplitude of 48 millimeters and lasted 19 seconds.
All three eruptions were reported on the Magma Indonesia website, which monitors volcanic activity under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
The latest activity followed the end of a continuous eruption episode at Anak Krakatau on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at 12:04 a.m. However, authorities said the potential for further eruptions remained high.
The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) also confirmed that Anak Krakatau remains at Level III, or Alert.
Authorities continue to monitor the volcano’s activity and potential hazards around the Sunda Strait.
