Papandayan Volcano
Updated: 24 apr. 2024 23:06 GMT -
stratovolcano 2665 m / 8,743 ft.
Giava occidentale (Indonesia), -7.32°S / 107.73°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Giava occidentale (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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Explosive. At present strong fumarolic activity.
Eruzioni del vulcano Papandayan: 1772 (moderate eruption followed by a devastating debris avalanche), 1923, 1942, 2002
Latest nearby earthquakes
Data / ora | Mag. / Prof. | Distanza / Ubicazione | |||
12 apr 12:03 (Jakarta) | 2.3 10 km | 12 km a nord ovest | 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
Piscina di fango secco (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Uno stagno in prosciugamento contenente acqua rossa dall'aspetto malato all'interno del cratere del vulcano Papandayan. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Verde acido lago nel cratere di Papandayan (West Java) (Photo: Dietmar)
Acque rosse di un piccolo torrente dal cratere di Papandayan (Photo: Dietmar)
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