Eruption of Tangkuban Parahu
16 Jul 1961 – 1 Aug 1961 · 6.77° S, 107.60° E
Tangkuban Perahu is a stratovolcano in Lembang, West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia. It erupted in 1826, 1829, 1842, 1846, 1896, 1910, 1926, 1929, 1952, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1983, 2013 and 2019.
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What the records say
- When
- 16 Jul 1961 – 1 Aug 1961
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 6.77° S, 107.60° E
- Vei
- 1
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 263090
- Eruption number
- 15678
Tangkuban Perahu
Stratovolcano in West Java
Tangkuban Perahu is a stratovolcano in Lembang, West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia. It erupted in 1826, 1829, 1842, 1846, 1896, 1910, 1926, 1929, 1952, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1983, 2013 and 2019. It is a popular tourist attraction where tourists hike or ride to the edge of the crater to view the hot water springs and boiling mud up close, and buy eggs cooked on the hot surface.
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Nearby in time and place
- Eruption of Merapi8 May 1961 · Volcanic eruption
- Eruption of Gede-Pangrango13 Mar 1957 · Volcanic eruption
- Eruption of Dieng Volcanic Complex13 Dec 1964 · Volcanic eruption
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- Operation Merapi1965 · Military operation
- 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