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.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Merbabu is a dormant stratovolcano in Central Java province on the Indonesian island of Java. The name Merbabu could be loosely translated as 'Mountain of Ash' from the Javanese combined words; Meru means "mountain" and awu or abu means "ash".
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 1560 – 1797
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 2 (1797)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1797VEI 2Observed1797 – end unknown
- 1570VEI ?Method not stated1570 – end unknown
- 1560VEI ?Observed1560 – end unknown
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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