Volcanic eruption
See 1560 on the mapEruption of Merbabu
1560 · 7.45° S, 110.44° E
Mount Merbabu is a dormant stratovolcano in Central Java province on the Indonesian island of Java. The name Merbabu could be loosely translated as 'Mountain of Ash' from the Javanese combined words; Meru means "mountain" and awu or abu means "ash".
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What the records say
- When
- 1560
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 7.45° S, 110.44° E
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 263240
- Eruption number
- 15806
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