Indonesia · Stratovolcano
Mount Cereme
Ciremai
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 3039m
- Last eruption
- 1951
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Sunda & Banda / Sunda Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 3039m
- Coordinates
- -6.895, 108.408
- Last eruption
- 1951
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The symmetrical Ciremai stratovolcano is located closer to the northern coast than other central Java volcanoes.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Ciremai is a dominating symmetrical stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia. It is located to the southwest of the major town of Cirebon. Mt Ciremai is strikingly visible towards the south from the main west–east corridor (Jakarta-Surabaya) rail link along the north coast of Java. It is the highest point in West Java.
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Eruption history
7 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 6
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 1698 – 1951
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (1698)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 2015VEI ?Observed2015-06-24 – 2015-06-24
- 1951VEI 2Observed1951-03-01 – 1951-03-02
- 1937VEI 2Observed1937-06-24 – 1938-01-07Floor and north wall of East Crater
- 1805VEI 2Observed1805-04-16 – end unknown
- 1775VEI 2Observed1775-01-04 – end unknown
- 1772VEI 2Observed1772-08-11 – 1772-08-12
- 1698VEI 3Observed1698-02-03 – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
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