Papandayan volcano (Western Java, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 20 November-26 November 2002 (New Activity / Unrest)
Wed, 20 Nov 2002, 06:00
06:00 AM | BY: VNThe eruption covered the area around the volcano in 4-8 cm of ash. Papandayan remained at Alert Level 3 (on a scale of 1-4), with a 4-km-wide exclusion zone.
Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)
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From: Global Volcanism Program, 2002. Report on Papandayan. In: Mayberry, G (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 20 November-26 November 2002. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.
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