Volcanic eruption
See 1978 on the mapEruption of Tangkuban Parahu
1978 · Indonesia
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
- 1978
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- 6.77° S, 107.60° E
- Deaths
- 3
- Volcano type
- Stratovolcano
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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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page