Eruption of Rinjani

When

Jul 1257

Kind

Volcanic eruption

Coordinates

8.42° S, 116.47° E

Vei

7

Vent

Samalas

Dated by

Sidereal: Ice Core

Volcano number

264030

Eruption number

20843

Vei modifier

?

Volcanic eruption in Indonesia

In 1257, a catastrophic eruption occurred at Samalas, a volcano on the Indonesian island of Lombok. The event had a probable Volcanic Explosivity Index of 7, making it one of the largest volcanic eruptions during the Holocene epoch. It left behind a large caldera that contains Lake Segara Anak. Later volcanic activity created more volcanic centres in the caldera, including the Barujari cone, which remains active.

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• Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Samalas eruption: Mount Samalas volcano erupts on Lombok Island, Indonesia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Éruption ultraplinienne du Samalas sur l'île de Lombok en Indonésie, plus grande éruption du deuxième millénaire”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “印尼撒瑪拉斯(Samalas)火山爆發，威力之大，釀成全球氣候變化、飢荒和死亡。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page