Indonesia has 128 active volcanoes, of which about 70 erupted in the last 400 years. Thirty-one volcanoes are continuously monitored from 35 volcano observatories. Photo of a rockfall from the collapse of a lava dome at Merapi by Jack Lockwood, U.S. Geological Survey, September 8, 1982.
Eruption of Gunong Merapi, Indonesia
Collaborative Study on Volcanic Activity between Indonesia and Japan
For details about specific monitoring activities at Indonesian volcanoes, geologic and hazard mapping projects, a complete of volcano observatories visit the WOVO Directory.
Merapi is a Decade Volcano under a project which began as part of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR).
Contact information:
Volcanological Survey of Indonesia Jalan Diponegoro No. 57 Bandung 40122 Indonesia Telephone: (62) 22-72606 - (62) 22-703205 Ext. 125 Telefax: (62) 22-702761 Telex: (73) 28337 SDM BD Director: Wimpy S. TjetjepBack to the main WOVO Southeast Asia page
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