Indonesia's most active volcano, looming over Yogyakarta. Its hazard is the nuee ardente — dense pyroclastic flows that race down the flanks faster than anyone can outrun; the 2010 eruption killed more than 350 people.
Erupted since 2000
Stratovolcano · Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
0 events in 90 days
Seismicity within 50 km radius, active VAAC ash plumes, and tectonic plate boundaries.
No catalogued earthquakes within 50 km in the last 90 days.
Merapi is an active Stratovolcano formed in an active Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km). Dominant lithology: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite.
Official catalogue parameters, coordinates, elevation and geotectonic classification.
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Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Smithsonian GVP profile