Papandayan volcano
stratovolcano 2665 m / 8,743 ft.
Westjava, Indonesien, -7.32°S / 107.73°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Westjava, Indonesien, -7.32°S / 107.73°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 4 Jun 2016 (steaming)
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
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Sat, 19 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 19 Jun 2021 10:14:30 GMT | 3.0 19 km | 41 km (25 mi) Indian Ocean, 81 km south of bandon, West Java, Indonesia | ||
| Fri, 18 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake) | ||||
| 18 Jun 2021 18:39:12 GMT | 1.9 10 km | 20 km (12 mi) 21 km southeast of Banjar, 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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See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
