Tangkubanparahu volcano
Updated: Jan 28, 2023 10:32 GMT -
Stratovolcano 2084 m (6,837 ft.)
West Java (Indonesia), -6.77°S / 107.6°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
West Java (Indonesia), -6.77°S / 107.6°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 16 Feb 2022 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)
Tangkubanparahu (also known as Tangkuban Perahu) is a broad shield-like stratovolcano overlooking Indonesia's former capital city of Bandung. Its scenic beauty and the closeness to Bandung makes it a very popular tourist destination.
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Tangkubanparahu volcano eruptions: 1826, 1829, 1842, 1846, 1896, 1910, 1926, 1929, 1952, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1983, 1985(?), 2013 (21 Feb-6 Mar, 5 Oct), 2019
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Saturday, January 28, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jan 28, 2023 5:02 pm (GMT +7) (Jan 28, 2023 10:02 GMT) | 3.7 10 km | 34 km (21 mi) 12 km northeast of Ciranjang-hilir, West Java, Indonesia | ||
| Friday, January 27, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jan 28, 2023 1:36 am (GMT +7) (Jan 27, 2023 18:36 GMT) | 2.5 10 km | 30 km (19 mi) 3.6 km east of Banjaran, West Java, Indonesia | ||
| Sunday, January 22, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Jan 22, 2023 11:58 am (GMT +7) (Jan 22, 2023 04:58 GMT) | 3.6 7 km | 29 km (18 mi) 15 km northeast of Ciranjang-hilir, West Java, Indonesia | ||
Background
Tangkuban Parahu was constructed within the 6 x 8 km Pleistocene Sunda caldera. The volcano's low profile is the subject of legends referring to the mountain of the "upturned boat."The age the caldera-forming eruption exceeds the >40,000 year range of radiocarbon dating (Newhall and Dzurisin, 1988). The rim of Sunda caldera forms a prominent ridge on the western side; elsewhere the caldera rim is largely buried by deposits of Tangkubanparahu volcano. The dominantly small phreatic historical eruptions recorded since the 19th century have originated from several nested craters within an elliptical 1 x 1.5 km summit depression.
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Sources:
- GVP, Smithsonian Institution
- Newhall C G, Dzurisin D, 1988. Historical unrest at large calderas of the world. U S Geol Surv Bull, 1855: 1108 p, 2 vol
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