Videos: Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupts; authorities urge residents to stay away

Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on Saturday, September 4, 2026, sending plumes of volcanic ash into the sky over the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. Authorities have urged residents, tourists, and visitors to stay away from the volcano, maintaining a Level III, or Siaga (Alert), status and a 3-km exclusion zone around its active crater.

The eruption began at 11.07 pm local time on Friday and continued through the observation period from midnight to 6am on Saturday, according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

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