Raung volcano, East Java, Indonesia: news & activity updates

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Raung volcano (Eastern Java) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 27 July-2 August 2022 (New Activity / Unrest)

Wed, 3 Aug 2022, 14:00

According to PVMBG an eruption at Raung at 1719 on 27 July produced a gray ash plume that rose 1-1.5 km above the summit and drifted W and NW. On 28 July a thermal anomaly in the crater was identified in satellite images and data from the GPS network indicated inflation, likely from an intrusion of magma. Seismicity on 29 July was dominated by continuous tremor. Read all

Raung volcano (East Java, Indonesia): Volcanic Alert Level raised to Orange

Fri, 29 Jul 2022, 21:54

Hazard map for Raung volcano (image: PVMBG)

An elevated seismic activity at the volcano has been registered during 8-19 July dominated by a continuous tremor and volcano-tectonic earthquakes. Read all

Raung volcano

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, 2020-ongoing
Typical eruption style:
Explosive

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