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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Merapi
Merapi in central Java is capped by an unvegetated lava dome complex. The modern edifice of Merapi, to the left in this view, is constructed to the SE of the arcuate scarp on the right that was formed by destruction of the older Batulawang volcano. Periodic growth and collapse of lava domes produce pyroclastic flows (block-and-ash flows) and lahars that have devastated populated areas below the volcano. Photo by Yustinus Sulistiyo, 1994 (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia).
Volcano Number:
263250
Volcano Name:
Merapi
Country:
Indonesia
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Last Eruption:
2024 CE
Elevation:
2910m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Pop. within 5km:
49205
Pop. within 10km:
185849
Pop. within 30km:
4348473
Pop. within 100km:
24728414
Latitude:
-7.54
Longitude:
110.446
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Merapi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, lies in one of the world's most densely populated areas and dominates the landscape immediately north of the major city of Yogyakarta. It is the youngest and southernmost of a volcanic chain extending NNW to Ungaran volcano. Growth of Old Merapi during the Pleistocene ended with major edifice collapse perhaps about 2,000 years ago, leaving a large arcuate scarp cutting the eroded older Batulawang volcano. Subsequent growth of the steep-sided Young Merapi edifice, its upper part unvegetated due to frequent activity, began SW of the earlier collapse scarp. Pyroclastic flows and lahars accompanying growth and collapse of the steep-sided active summit lava dome have devastated cultivated lands on the western-to-southern flanks and caused many fatalities.
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