Mount Merapi

Mount Merapi, Gunung Merapi (literally Fire Mountain in Indonesian and Javanese), is an active stratovolcano located on the border between the province of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548. It is located approximately 28 km (17 mi) north of Yogyakarta city which has a population of 2.4 million, and thousands of people live on the flanks of the volcano, with villages as high as 1,700 m (5,577 ft) above sea level.

Smoke can often be seen emerging from the mountaintop, and several eruptions have caused fatalities. A pyroclastic flow from a large explosion killed 27 people on 22 November 1994, mostly in the town of Muntilan, west of the volcano.Another large eruption occurred in 2006, shortly before the Yogyakarta earthquake. In light of the hazards that Merapi poses to populated areas, it was designated as one of the Decade Volcanoes.

News about:  Mount Merapi Volcano Activity updates (Indonesia>Centra Java)

Central Java, Indonesia

Magelang,  10 February Maret 202

Source: MAGMA INDONESIA

Mount Merapi erupted with volcanic ash cloud at  18:27 local time.  Ash-cloud top is around 3291 M above sea level or 400 M above summit.  Eruption recorded on seismogram with maximum amplitude 34.2 mm and maximum duration 131 second.