Eruption of Slamet
13 Sep 1958 – 5 Nov 1958 · 7.24° S, 109.21° E
Mount Slamet is an active stratovolcano that summits in the Pemalang Regency of Central Java, Indonesia. It has a cluster of around three dozen cinder cones on the lower southeast and northeast flanks and a single cinder cone on the western flank. The volcano is composed of two overlapping edifices.
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What the records say
- When
- 13 Sep 1958 – 5 Nov 1958
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 7.24° S, 109.21° E
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 263180
- Eruption number
- 13399
Mount Slamet
Active stratovolcano in Central Java, Indonesia
Mount Slamet is an active stratovolcano that summits in the Pemalang Regency of Central Java, Indonesia. It has a cluster of around three dozen cinder cones on the lower southeast and northeast flanks and a single cinder cone on the western flank. The volcano is composed of two overlapping edifices. Four craters are found at the summit.
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Nearby in time and place
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- Eruption of Merapi8 May 1961 · Volcanic eruption
- The Asian-African Conference is held in Bandung, Indonesia18 Apr 1955 · Event
- Christmas Island: United Kingdom → Australia (cession)1958 · Territorial change
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