Volcanism of Indonesia

[4] Indonesia has around 130 active volcanoes that are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, and it has suffered the highest numbers of eruptions resulting in fatalities, damage to arable land, debris flows, tsunamis, lava domes, and pyroclastic flows.

The majority of Indonesia's volcano are located on a 3,000 km long chain called the Sunda Arc.

Here, the subduction of the Indian Ocean crust underneath the Asian Plate produced most of these volcanoes.

[8] In 1920, the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia was created in order to investigate, record, and warn people about volcanoes within the Indonesian region.

This group has helped aid in the evacuation of people living near Indonesian volcanoes since it was formed.