Complex volcanoes

Guntur

Guntur (Indonesia) is a complex volcano. It rises to 2,251 m above sea level. The GVP records 24 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1847.

Elevation
2,251 m
Last eruption
1847
Confirmed eruptions
24
Max VEI
3
Country
Indonesia
Location
7.14° S, 107.84° E
Region (GVP)
Sunda Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Complex
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
16 October 1847 28 October 1847 2 Observations: Reported
26 November 1843 26 November 1843 2 Observations: Reported
4 January 1843 4 January 1843 3 Observations: Reported
14 November 1841 14 November 1841 2 Observations: Reported
20 May 1840 24 May 1840 2 Observations: Reported
11 October 1836 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 December 1834 16 January 1835 2 Observations: Reported
1 September 1833 — 2 Observations: Reported
8 August 1832 13 August 1832 2 Observations: Reported
16 January 1832 — 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1829 — 2 Observations: Reported
14 May 1828 8 July 1828 2 Observations: Reported
13 May 1827 — 2 Observations: Reported
14 June 1825 15 June 1825 2 Observations: Reported
21 October 1818 24 October 1818 2 Observations: Reported
21 September 1816 — 2 Observations: Reported
15 August 1815 — 2 Observations: Reported
9 May 1809 — 2 Observations: Reported
1 September 1807 6 September 1807 2 Observations: Reported
3 April 1803 15 April 1803 2 Observations: Reported
2 July 1800 — ? Observations: Reported
1780 — 2 Observations: Reported
1777 — 2 Observations: Reported
1690 — 3 Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#263130)