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Bromo volcano (East Java, Indonesia) activity update: normal steaming, alert lowered to normal (1 out of 4)
Thursday, Apr 05, 2012
During the past weeks, only white plumes were seen at Bromo rosing to about 50 m above the crater and seismicity declined. On 30 March the Alert Level... [more]
Bromo volcano (East Java, Indonesia), activity update: continuous ash eruptions
Typical activity of Bromo consisting of strong ash emissions following in short intervals (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer, 16 Feb 2011)
Wednesday, Feb 16, 2011
As observed on location today, Bromo erupts dense clouds of ash, rising to about 1 km above the crater, drifting east. The emissions fluctuate in inte... [more]
Eruption of Bromo on 8 June, 2004 (1).
Eruption of Bromo on 8 June, 2004 (1).
Eruption of Bromo on 8 June, 2004 (2).
Eruption of Bromo on 8 June, 2004 (2).

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Satellite image of Bromo

Saltellite image of the Tengger caldera with smoking Bromo in the upper center (white crater floor). (Photo courtesy: ESA Earth Observation)
Saltellite image of the Tengger caldera with smoking Bromo in the upper center (white crater floor). (Photo courtesy: ESA Earth Observation)

Zoom onto the cone of Bromo volcano (from the satellite image to the left).
Zoom onto the cone of Bromo volcano (from the satellite image to the left).

NASA space image of Bromo volcano, located inside the Tengger caldera.
NASA space image of Bromo volcano, located inside the Tengger caldera.

Bromo volcano

stratovolcano 2329 m (7,641 ft)
East Java, Indonesia, -7.94°S / 112.95°E
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5)
last update: 5 Apr 2012 (normal steaming, alert lowered to normal (1 out of 4))
Typical eruption style: Explosive. Frequent small, phreatic eruptions at Bromo cinder cone on the bottom of the caldera.
Bromo volcano eruptions: 1804, 1815, 1820, 1822, 1825, 1829, 1830, 1835, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1865, 1865, 1866, 1867-68, 1877, 1885, 1885-86, 1886, 1886-87, 1888(?), 1890, 1893, 1896, 1906-07, 1907, 1907-08, 1909, 1910, 1915-16, 1921, 1922, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1939, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1980, 1983(?), 1983, 1984, 1995 (March-May), 1995 (Sep-Dec), 2000 (Nov)-20001 (Jan), 2004 (June), Dec 2010 - ongoing
Bromo volcano photos
Mt. Bromo volcano in East Java is the active cone inside the giant Tengger caldera, one of Indonesia's most scenic locations destination in East Java, famous for its magnificient sunrise views and the panorama over the caldera with Semeru volcano in the background.

Background:

The 16-km-wide Tengger caldera is located at the northern end of a volcanic massif extending from Semeru volcano. The massive Tengger volcanic complex dates back to about 820,000 years ago and consists of five overlapping stratovolcanoes, each truncated by a caldera. Lava domes, pyroclastic cones, and a maar occupy the flanks of the massif. The Ngadisari caldera at the NE end of the complex formed about 150,000 years ago and is now drained through the Sapikerep Valley. The most recent of the Tengger calderas is the 9 x 10 km wide Sandsea Caldera at the SW end of the complex, which formed incrementally during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene. An overlapping cluster of post-caldera cones was constructed on the floor of the Sandsea Caldera within the last several thousand years. The youngest of these is Bromo, one of Java's most active and most frequently visited volcanoes.

Bromo Photos:

Smoking Bromo volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Smoking Bromo volcano (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)