Papandayan volcano
Updated: Jul 5, 2022 09:25 GMT - Refresh
stratovolcano 2665 m / 8,743 ft.
West Java (Indonesia), -7.32°S / 107.73°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
West Java (Indonesia), -7.32°S / 107.73°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 9 Dec 2021 (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.
Papandayan volcano eruptions: 1772 (moderate eruption followed by a devastating debris avalanche), 1923, 1942, 2002
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Sunday, July 3, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jul 4, 2022 4:07 am (GMT +7) (Jul 3, 2022 21:07 GMT) | 3.5 30 km | 114 km (71 mi) Indian Ocean, 72 km south of Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia | ||
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 Photos
Dry mud pool (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
A drying-out pond containing ill-looking red water inside the crater of Papandayan volcano. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Green acid lake in Papandayan's crater (West Java) (Photo: Dietmar)
Red waters of a small creek from Papandayan's crater (Photo: Dietmar)
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