Volcanic eruption
See 1918 on the mapEruption of Galunggung
17 Jul 1918 – 30 Jul 1918 · 7.25° S, 108.06° E
Mount Galunggung is an active stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia, around 80 km (50 mi) southeast of the West Java provincial capital, Bandung.
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What the records say
- When
- 17 Jul 1918 – 30 Jul 1918
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 7.25° S, 108.06° E
- Vei
- 1
- Vent
- Gunung Jadi
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 263140
- Eruption number
- 15720
Galunggung
Stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia
Mount Galunggung is an active stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia, around 80 km (50 mi) southeast of the West Java provincial capital, Bandung. Mount Galunggung is part of the Sunda Arc extending through Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands, which has resulted from the subduction of the Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate.
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Nearby in time and place
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page