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Papandayan Volcano

Updated: Apr 16, 2024 11:52 GMT -
stratovolcano 2665 m / 8,743 ft.
West Java (Indonesia), -7.32°S / 107.73°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 9 Mar 2023 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)

Papandayan is a complex stratovolcano with four large summit craters, the youngest of which was breached to the NE by collapse during a brief eruption in 1772 and contains active fumarole fields.

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Typical eruption style:

Explosive. At present strong fumarolic activity.


Papandayan volcano eruptions: 1772 (moderate eruption followed by a devastating debris avalanche), 1923, 1942, 2002

Latest nearby earthquakes

TimeMag. / DepthDistance / Location
Apr 12, 12:03 pm (Jakarta)
2.3

10 km		12 km (7.3 mi) to the NW Bandung, 21 km southwest of Paseh, West Java, Indonesia Info
Monday, April 8, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 8, 02:07 pm (Jakarta)
2.6

10 km		12 km (7.4 mi) to the NW Java, Indonesia Info

Background

The broad 1.1-km-wide, flat-floored Alun-Alun crater truncates the summit of Papandayan, and Gunung Puntang to the north gives the volcano a twin-peaked appearance. Several episodes of collapse have given the volcano an irregular profile and produced debris avalanches that have impacted lowland areas beyond the volcano. A sulfur-encrusted fumarole field occupies historically active Kawah Mas ("Golden Crater").
After its first historical eruption in 1772, in which collapse of the NE flank produced a catastrophic debris avalanche that destroyed 40 villages and killed nearly 3000 persons, only small phreatic eruptions had occurred prior to an explosive eruption that began in November 2002.
(Source: GVP)

Papandayan Volcano Photos

Dry mud pool (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Dry mud pool (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
A drying-out pond containing ill-looking red water inside the crater of Papandayan volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
A drying-out pond containing ill-looking red water inside the crater of Papandayan volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Green acid lake in Papandayan's crater (West Java) (Photo: Dietmar)
Green acid lake in Papandayan's crater (West Java) (Photo: Dietmar)
Red waters of a small creek from Papandayan's crater (Photo: Dietmar)
Red waters of a small creek from Papandayan's crater (Photo: Dietmar)

Latest satellite images

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Fumaroles at Papandayan volcano
Fumaroles at Papandayan volcano
Unrooted tree (2002 eruption of Papandayan volcano)
Unrooted tree (2002 eruption of Papandayan volcano)
Colorful water pools
Colorful water pools
A small pond filled with boiling mud (Papandayan volcano)
A small pond filled with boiling mud (Papandayan volcano)
Latest news
Thu, 9 Mar 2023, 09:13

Papandayan (Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 1 March-7 March 2023

PVMBG issued a special report based on recent observations of Papandayan. The number of shallow volcanic earthquakes had increased in January and although the numbers fluctuated, low-frequency earthquakes also increased overall during January and February. Webcam images from the camera in the parking area showed incandescence emanating from Kawah Baru during the night on 22 February. ... Read all
Wed, 8 Mar 2023, 15:00

Papandayan volcano (Western Java) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 1 March-7 March 2023 (Continuing Activity)

PVMBG issued a special report based on recent observations of Papandayan. The number of shallow volcanic earthquakes had increased in January and although the numbers fluctuated, low-frequency earthquakes also increased overall during January and February. Webcam images from the camera in the parking area showed incandescence emanating from Kawah Baru during the night on 22 February. ... Read all

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