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Tangkubanparahu volcano
Stratovolcano 2084 m (6,837 ft.)
West Java, Indonesia, -6.77°S / 107.6°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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1826, 1829, 1842, 1846, 1896, 1910, 1926, 1929, 1952, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1983, 1985(?)
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Explosive. Frequent phreatic explosions during the past centuries.
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Tangkubanparahu volcano (West Java, Indonesia) activity update: phreatic explosions

Wednesday Mar 06, 2013 16:17 PM | BY: T

Eruptive activity has started in the form of intermittent ash explosions from the crater since 4 March. So far, the explosions were small and phreatic in origin (no fresh magma involved, caused by overheated groundwater), according to Surono, head of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) in Bandung.
Explosions continued yesterday and today with an increasing trend. One today lasted 8 minutes and produced an ash plume several hundred meters high, which caused some panic among people near the crater.
The current activity could be the start of more vigorous eruptions if magma has begun to rise towards the surface. 1500 people, mostly vendors and tourists were evacuated from the crater.
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Tangkubanparahu volcano (West Java, Indonesia) activity update
Saturday, Feb 23, 2013
VSI raised the alert level yesterday from "normal" to "alert" (2 on a scale of 1-4, "Waspada). ... [more]
Tangkubanperahu volcano (West Java): seismic unrest ceases, volcano back on normal alert level
Sunday, Sep 23, 2012
The unrest that had started in mid August at Tangkubanparahu ceased and PVMBG placed the volcano back from Waspada (watch, yellow) to normal alert level (green). ... [more]
Tangkuban Parahu volcano update: nature tourism park closed
Tuesday, Sep 04, 2012
The Tangkuban Parahu nature tourism park was closed on Monday due to a rise in volcanic activity, the Jakarta Post reported. ... [more]
Tangkubanperahu volcano (West Java): increased earthquakes prompt rise of alert level
Saturday, Aug 25, 2012
An increase in seismic activity at Tangkubanperahu volcano near Bandung, the capital of West Java, has been detected since 13 August and promted the Indonesian Volcanological survey (PVMBG) to increase the alert level of the volcano from 1 (normal) to 2 (alert) on 23 August. ... [more]
Tangkuban Parahu volcano (West Java, Indonesia): eruption warning, increased seismicity
Saturday, Nov 06, 2010
Increased seismic activity might signal a new eruption from Mt. Tangkuban Perahu volcano near Bandung, West Java's capital. On Wednesday, 3 October, 100 earthquakes were recorded, according to a local volcanologist. ... [more]

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