Volcanic eruption
See 1947 on the mapEruption of Gede-Pangrango
2 Sep 1947 – 28 Jan 1948 · 6.79° S, 106.98° E
Mount Gede is a stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia. The volcano contains two peaks with Mount Gede as one peak and Mount Pangrango for the other one. Three major cities, Cianjur, Sukabumi, and Bogor, are located in the volcano complex at the east, south, and northwest, respectively, along with suburban growth.
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What the records say
- When
- 2 Sep 1947 – 28 Jan 1948
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 6.79° S, 106.98° E
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- Kawah Ratu?, Kawah Lanang
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 263060
- Eruption number
- 15662
Nearby in time and place
- Rawagede massacre9 Dec 1947 · Massacre · Deaths 431
- Bandung Sea of Fire23 Mar 1946 · Rebellion
- Battle of Karangresik7 Aug 1947 · Battle
- Operation Pagar Betis7 Aug 1949 · Military operation
- Linggadjati Agreement15 Nov 1946 · Treaty
- Indonesian National Revolution17 Aug 1945 · War of independence · Deaths 130,000
- Roem–Van Roijen Agreement7 May 1949 · Treaty
- APRA coup d'état23 Jan 1950 · Coup
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