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Raung in Eastern Java in the Ijen Plateau is one of Java's most active volcanoes, with frequent explosive eruptions every few years. Raung is a massive stratovolcano constructed SW of the rim of the Ijen caldera. Its 3332-m-high, unvegetated summit of Gunung Raung is truncated by a dramatic steep-walled, 2-km-wide caldera where all of the frequent historical eruptions took place.
Stratovolcano 3332 m (10,932 ft)
East Java, Indonesia, -8.13°S / 114.04°E
Current status: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5)
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Raung volcano eruptions:
1586 (?), 1593 (large sub-plinian eruption), 1597, 1638, 1730, 1804+-4y, 1812-14, 1815 +-1y, 1817, 1838, 1849, 1859, 1860, 1864, 1881, 1885, 1890, 1896, 1897, 1902, 1903, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1921, 1924, 1924, 1927-28, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938-39, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944-45, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1987-89, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1995 (?), 1997, 1999, Jul 2000, Jun-Aug 2002, Apr-Oct 2004 (?), Jul-Aug 2005 (?), Aug 2007 (?), 2012, 2014-15
Typical eruption style:Explosive
Last earthquakes nearby
Latest satellite images  Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
 Raung volcano satelite image by (c) Google Earth View
Tue, 21 Jul 2020, 09:26
An ash plume from Raung volcano on 16 July (image: PVMBG)
The alert level for the volcano was raised to "yellow", as an increase of volcano-tectonic earthquakes have been recorded since 16 July. ...moreAs we reported in the last update first eruption since August 2015 occurred on 16 July when minor plume of ash rose to an altitude of 10,982 ft (3,347 m). Seismicity remained elevated with 311 volcano-tectonic earthquakes detected by the seismic network. 
Thermal anomaly in a cone within a caldera at Raung volcano visible from satellite (image: Sentinel 2) [ less] Fri, 17 Jul 2020, 06:40
Raung volcano covered by clouds today (image: PVMBG) VAAC Darwin recorded a first eruption since August 2015 when the volcano's most significant eruption in at least 100 years was over. ...moreOn 16 July at 13:53 local time Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin recorded an explosive eruption that generated minor ash plume to an altitude of 10,982 ft (3,347 m). [ less]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020, 08:15
Satellite image of Raung volcano on 16 Jul 2020
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