How Often Does Krakatoa Erupt?

Thornton mentions that Krakatoa was known as "The Fire Mountain" during Java's Sailendra dynasty, with records of seven eruptive events between the 9th and 16th centuries. These have been tentatively dated as having occurred in 850, 950, 1050, 1150, 1320, and 1530.

Can Krakatoa erupt again?

As the volcano collapsed into the sea, it generated a tsunami 37m high – tall enough to submerge a six-story building. ... And Indonesia has no advanced early warning system in place for volcano-generated tsunamis. At some point in the future, Anak Krakatoa will erupt again, generating more tsunamis.

Did Krakatoa erupt 2019?

There has been sporadic eruptive activity at the site since the late 20th century, culminating with a large underwater collapse of the volcano which caused a deadly tsunami in December 2018, followed by subsequent activity in 2019 and an eruption in April 2020.