Merbabu volcano
Stratovolcano 3145 m (10,318 ft)
Central Java, Indonesia, -7.45°S / 110.43°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Central Java, Indonesia, -7.45°S / 110.43°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: Explosive and effusive.
Merbabu volcano eruptions:
Merbabu volcano eruptions:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance | Location |
Background:
The volcano is elongated in a NNW-SSE direction, parallel to a regional transverse fault perpendicular to the plate boundary. The fault defines a volcanic chain strechting from Merapi volcano in the S to Ungaran volcano in the N.3 large U-shaped radial valleys NW, NE, and SE extend from the 3145-m-high summit of Merbabu and define 3 sectors. The most recent eruptions originated from a NNW-SSE fissure system that cuts across the summit and fed the large-volume Kopeng and Kajor lava flows on the northern and southern flanks. Moderate explosive eruptions have occurred from the summit crater of Merbabu in historical time.
(adapted from GVP)
Merbabu Photos:
 Merbabu Volcano, as seen from Merapi (27th Oct. 2012) (Photo: andersen_oystein) |
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