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Lawu Mountain

Lawu

Stratovolcano · Indonesia · 3265m

Lawu dominates the skyline east of the city of Surakarta (Solo). This view is from the south, with a white plume rising from a thermal area at the center of the photo. Lawu was constructed to the north of an older complex during the Holocene. A rift valley between the two volcanoes is occupied on the east by several crater lakes.
Lawu dominates the skyline east of the city of Surakarta (Solo). This view is from the south, with a white plume rising from a thermal area at the center of the photo. Lawu was constructed to the north of an older complex during the Holocene. A rift valley between the two volcanoes is occupied on the east by several crater lakes. · Photo: Photo by J. Matehelumual, 1979 (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Sunda-Banda Volcanic Regions / Sunda Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3265m
Coordinates
-7.625, 111.192
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

The Lawu volcanic complex includes a deeply eroded volcano to the south joined to a younger edifice to the north considered by van Bemmelen (1949b) to be probably Holocene. No eruptions or dated deposits are known, but it was mapped by Sampurno and Samodra (1997) as Holocene. The southern end of the broad 3-km-long summit of the younger edifice contains eroded crater rims and a lava dome that fed flows 3.5 km down the S flank. A fumarolic area is also located on the S flank. A small cone with a crater is present on the lower SE flank of the older edifice, ~19 km from the summit. An event was reported in November 1885 CE, with booms, rumbling sounds, and "ash rain" later in the day; this was similar to a landslide reported in 1978. A major eruption attributed to Lawu in 1752 CE was actually from Kelud volcano.

From Wikipedia

The Lawu, or Mount Lawu is a massive compound stratovolcano straddling the border between East Java and Central Java, Indonesia. The north side is deeply eroded and the eastern side contains parasitic crater lakes and parasitic cones. A fumarolic area is located on the south flank at 2,550 m. The only reported activity of Lawu took place in 1885 when rumblings and light volcanic ash falls were reported. The recent study provided insights into geothermal heat flow suggesting that Mt. Lawu is still active today.

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Eruption history

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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