Lawu (Indonesia)

Status Normal Eruption 1885 3265m
Stratovolcano (Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km))

Lawu

The massive compound stratovolcano Lawu contains an older, deeply eroded volcano on the north separated by a crescentic rift valley from the younger Lawu volcano of Holocene age (van Bemmelen, 1949b). Parasitic crater lakes and pyroclastic cones are found at the eastern side of the rift. The younger Lawu volcano contains eroded crater rims; its latest activity, including construction of a lava dome, occurred at the south end. A fumarolic area is located on the south flank at 2550 m. The only reported historical eruption from Lawu took place in 1885, when rumblings and light ashfall were reported. A major eruption reported from Lawu in 1752 was from neighboring Kelut volcano.

The massive compound stratovolcano Lawu dominates the skyline east of the city of Surakarta (Solo). This view is from the south, with a white steam plume rising from a thermal area at the center of the photo. The younger Lawu volcano, of Holocene age, was constructed to the north of an older complex. A crescentic rift valley between the two volcanoes is occupied on the east by several crater lakes. No historical eruptions are known from Lawu.

Photo by J. Matehelumual, 1979 (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia).

Last updated 2019-08-04 00:28:02