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Meru volcano (Tanzania): false eruption report - plume caused by forest fire
Monday, Sep 21, 2015
The volcano is NOT erupting. The reported eruption turned out to be a false report - what seemed to be an ash plume was in fact caused by a huge forest fire on the slopes of Meru. [more]
Meru volcano (Tanzania): new eruption reported, first in 105 years
Image of Meru's eruption yesterday (image: Selle Higgins @safariwithselle / twitter)
Monday, Sep 21, 2015
A new eruption has been reported yesterday from the volcano, which has last been active 105 years ago. ... [more]
 

Meru volcano

Stratovolcano 4565 m / 14,977 ft
Tanzania, -3.25°S / 36.75°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
Meru volcano books
Last update: 20 Aug 2019 (no eruption - large forest fire)
Typical eruption style: unspecified
Meru volcano eruptions: 2015, 1910 No recent earthquakes
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation

Background:

Meru volcano, Africa's fourth highest mountain, is dwarfed by neighboring Kilimanjaro volcano, but is an impressive peak in its own right. Seen from the west, Meru has a conical profile, but it contains a 5-km-wide breached caldera on the east side that formed about 7800 years ago when the summit of the volcano collapsed. Associated massive debris avalanches and lahars traveled as far as the western flank of Kilimanjaro volcano. Parasitic cones and lava domes are located on all sides; a maar field is present on the lower north flank. The historically active Ash Cone forms a prominent symmetrical cone inside the breached caldera. A second vent between it and the caldera headwall has fed lava flows that cover much of the caldera floor.
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Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

Meru Photos:

Erupting Semeru volcano at night (March 2004) - a small explosion expels incandescent bombs that roll down its southern flank. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Erupting Semeru volcano at night (March 2004) - a small explosion expels incandescent bombs that roll down its southern flank. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
 Volcanic trio: Batok cinder cone (foreground), smoking Bromo, and majestic Semeru with an umbrella cloud. This view of East Java's Tengger caldera (Indonesia) is one of the country's most famous viewpoints, visited every day by hundreds of tourists. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Volcanic trio: Batok cinder cone (foreground), smoking Bromo, and majestic Semeru with an umbrella cloud.
This view of East Java's Tengger caldera (Indonesia) is o...
 Eruption at Semeru volcano with smoking Bromo and the eroded cone of Batok volcanoes in the foreground. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Eruption at Semeru volcano with smoking Bromo and the eroded cone of Batok volcanoes in the foreground. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
The growing lava dome of Semeru volcano in early November 2015. (Photo: Andi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
The growing lava dome of Semeru volcano in early November 2015. (Photo: Andi / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
 Eruption at Semeru volcano (East Java) in the golden morning light (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Eruption at Semeru volcano (East Java) in the golden morning light (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
 Ash eruption at Semeru in early light (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Ash eruption at Semeru in early light (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)



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