Indonesia · Stratovolcano
Mountain Merbabu
Merbabu
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 3118m
- Last eruption
- 1797
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- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Sunda & Banda / Sunda Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 3118m
- Coordinates
- -7.454, 110.440
- Last eruption
- 1797
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Gunung Merbabu is a massive forested volcano north of Merapi in central Java. Three prominent radial valleys extend from the summit toward the NW, NNE, and ESE. The most recent magmatic eruptions originated from a NNW-SSE fissure system that cut across the summit and fed the large-volume Kopeng and Kajor lava flows on the N and S flanks, respectively. Moderate explosive eruptions occurred from the summit crater in 1560 and 1797 CE.
Eruption history
3 recordedGlossarySummary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1797VEI 2Observed1797 – end unknown
- 1570VEI ?Method not stated1570 – end unknown
- 1560VEI ?Observed1560 – end unknown
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