Anak Krakatoa began erupting again on the morning of 10 April 2020. The first eruption could be heard in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, over away spewing out a high column of ash and smoke according to The Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation's (PVMBG) magma volcanic activity report said that the first eruption lasted one minute and 12 seconds starting at 9:58 p.m. The eruption spewed ash to about and a secondary ash plume made it to about . The eruption was largely magmatic with lava fountains visible. No widespread damage was reported, and the eruption ended several hours later.