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Gunung Barujari

Rinjani

Stratovolcano · Indonesia · 3726m

Segara Anak lake fills the caldera of Rinjani volcano on Lombok Island with the cone is Barujari (new mountain). This view shows the interior of the 6 x 8.5 km Segara Anak caldera. Historical eruptions at Rinjani dating back to 1847 have consisted of moderate explosive activity and occasional lava flows from the cone in the center.
Segara Anak lake fills the caldera of Rinjani volcano on Lombok Island with the cone is Barujari (new mountain). This view shows the interior of the 6 x 8.5 km Segara Anak caldera. Historical eruptions at Rinjani dating back to 1847 have consisted of moderate explosive activity and occasional lava flows from the cone in the center. · Photo: Photo by Benjamin Barbier, 2007 (Universite Libre de Bruxelles). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Sunda-Banda Volcanic Regions / Sunda Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3726m
Coordinates
-8.420, 116.470
Last eruption
2016
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

Rinjani volcano on the island of Lombok rises to 3726 m, second in height among Indonesian volcanoes only to Sumatra's Kerinci volcano. Rinjani has a steep-sided conical profile when viewed from the east, but the west side of the compound volcano is truncated by the 6 x 8.5 km, oval-shaped Segara Anak (Samalas) caldera. The caldera formed during one of the largest Holocene eruptions globally in 1257 CE, which truncated Samalas stratovolcano. The western half of the caldera contains a 230-m-deep lake whose crescentic form results from growth of the post-caldera cone Barujari at the east end of the caldera. Historical eruptions dating back to 1847 have been restricted to Barujari cone and consist of moderate explosive activity and occasional lava flows that have entered Segara Anak lake.

From Wikipedia

Mount Rinjani is an active stratovolcano situated in regencial North Lombok of West Nusa Tenggara province on the Indonesian island of Lombok. It reaches an elevation of 3,726 metres (12,224 ft), making it the second-highest volcano in Indonesia and the highest point in the province of West Nusa Tenggara.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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600 BCE~413 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1082~1269 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 71829~2016 · 19 eruptions · max VEI 3600 BCE39 BCE70812691829

Detailed timeline

  1. 2016VEI 2Observed
    2016-08-01 – 2016-09-27
    Barujari Crater
  2. 2015VEI 2Observed
    2015-10-25 – 2015-12-24
    Barujari crater
  3. 2009VEI 2Observed
    2009-05-02 – 2010-05-23
    NE flank of Gunung Barujari
  4. 2004VEI 2Observed
    2004-10-01 – 2004-10-05
    Summit and NE flank of Barujari
  5. 1995VEI ?Geological estimate
    1995-09-12 – Ongoing
  6. 1994VEI 3Observed
    1994-06-03 – 1994-11-21
    Gunung Barujari
  7. 1966VEI 1Observed
    1966-03-28 – 1966-08-08
    East side of Barujari (2250 m)
  8. 1965VEI 0Observed
    1965-09-16 – Ongoing
    Gunung Barujari
  9. 1953VEI 0Observed
    1953-10-15 – Ongoing
    Gunung Barujari
  10. 1949VEI 0Observed
    1949 – 1950-07-02
    NW flank of Gunung Barujari
  11. 1944VEI 2Observed
    1944-12-25 – 1945-01-01
    NW flank of Barujari (Rombongan)
  12. 1941VEI ?Geological estimate
    1941-05-30 – Ongoing
    Rinjani summit
  13. 1915VEI 2Observed
    1915-11-04 – Ongoing
    Gunung Barujari (Segara Munjar)
  14. 1909VEI 2Observed
    1909-11-30 – 1909-12-02
    Gunung Barujari
  15. 1906VEI 1Observed
    1906-04-29 – Ongoing
    Gunung Barujari
  16. 1901VEI 2Observed
    1901-06-01 – 1901-06-02
    Gunung Barujari
  17. 1900VEI 2Observed
    1900-11-30 – 1900-12-02
    Gunung Barujari
  18. 1884VEI 2Observed
    1884-08-08 – 1884-08-10
    Gunung Barujari
  19. 1846VEI 2Observed
    1846-09-10 – 1846-09-12
    Gunung Barujari
  20. 1257VEI 7Geological estimate
    1257-07-01 – Ongoing
    Samalas
  21. 600 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    BCE 600 – Ongoing

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