Tengger Caldera volcano (Eastern Java, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 18 August-24 August 2021 (Continuing Activity)

Wed, 18 Aug 2021, 06:00

06:00 AM | BY: VN

PVMBG reported that during 18-24 August white gas-and-steam plumes rose 50-400 m above Tengger Caldera's Bromo cone and drifted SW, W, and NW. A weak thermal anomaly was visible in Sentinel-2 infrared satellite images on 23 August. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and visitors were warned to stay outside of a 1-km radius of the crater.

Sources: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM), Sentinel Hub
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From: Global Volcanism Program, 2021. Report on Tengger Caldera. In: Mayberry, G (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 18 August-24 August 2021. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.

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Tengger Caldera volcano (Eastern Java, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 4 August-10 August 2021 (New Activity / Unrest)

PVMBG reported that during 3-9 August white steam-and-gas plumes rose as high as 400 m above Tengger Caldera's Bromo cone and drifted NW, W, and SW. Thermal anomalies were visible in satellite images on 3 and 8 August; a weaker anomaly was also visible on 29 July. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and visitors were warned to stay outside of a 1-km radius of the crater. ... Read all

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Tengger Caldera volcano (Eastern Java, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 12 May-18 May 2021 (Continuing Activity)

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Background:

Gunung Bromo (Mount Bromo) volcano is a small, but active volcanic cinder cone on the Indonesian island of Java. Bromo is located in the center of the Sandsea Caldera, itself only a portion of the larger Tengger Caldera. The Sandsea caldera formed around 8,000 years ago, in what must have been a massive eruption. Subsequent volcanic activity formed the cluster of cinder cones in the caldera's center, including Bromo.
The historical record indicates eruptions of Bromo every few years since 1804, and geologic evidence indicates eruptions at least several hundred years earlier. The most recent eruption occured in 2004, and tragically killed two tourists.

The image above shows most of the Sandsea Caldera, along with Gunung Bromo and the older volcanoes on the caldera floor. A small plume of steam is visible rising out of Mt. Bromo. Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite, capable of 4-meter per-pixel color imagery, and 1-meter per-pixel resolution panchromatic imagery, acquired the data on July 8, 2001.

Tengger Caldera volcano (Eastern Java, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 18 August-24 August 2021 (Continuing Activity)

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