The Story And Facts About Mount Merapi

 MERAPI is a natural-life phenomenon. Its presence has fostered various sciences and story of "other world comes down there. A mountain that is rich in stories, myths, and mystics. Mount Merapi is the youngest mountain in a series of volcanoes that point south from Mount Ungaran. Merrapi (2.96m above sea level) stands in four districts (Sleman, Magelang, Boyolali, and Klaten)

Merapi also means life. For local residents as well as other residents who come to share goals. Merapi has shown its identity, as a natural, social, environmental phenomenon, as well as a phenomenon of life that never ends.

This book will tell about all sides of Merapi, from the real world to myths and mystics. From history to knowledge insight. An interesting phenomenon to research; life, life, and the way of life never dies. 

 

Facts About Mount Merapi

Behind the current dangerous threats, there are various interesting things about Mount Merapi that TemanBaik may not have known about. Anything? Check out the reviews, let's!

1. Location

Dear friend, do you know where Mount Merapi is? So far, many only know that this mountain is in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Magelang to be precise. However, this mountain is located on the border of four districts in two provinces.



Mount Merapi is included in the Sleman Regency in DIY, as well as Magelang Regency, Boyolali Regency, and Klaten Regency in Central Java. Anyone just found out?



Mount Merapi has an altitude of 2,986 meters above sea level (masl). Its geographic position is at 7 ° 32'30 "latitude and 110 ° 26'30" east longitude. Based on its tectonic setting, this mountain is located in a subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian Plate plunges under the Eurasian Plate which controls volcanism in Sumatra, Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara.

2. Eruption History

The history of the eruption of Mount Merapi in writing only began to be recorded at the beginning of the Dutch East Indies colonial period, around the 17th century. Meanwhile, before that period, the history of the eruption of Mount Merapi was not clearly recorded. Even major eruptions that eventually became known were based solely on relative timing.



In general, the eruption of Mount Merapi is divided into several periods. In the period 3000-250 years ago, there were approximately 33 eruptions recorded, seven of which were large eruptions. From that data, it is known that large eruptions occur within 150-500 years.



In the next period called the New Merapi period, there were several eruptions in the 19th century, namely 1768, 1822, 1849, and 1872 and the 20th century, namely in 1930-1931. In comparison, the eruptions in the 19th century were much larger than the eruptions in the 20th century where hot clouds reached 20 kilometers from the summit. The possibility of a major eruption occurs once every 100 years. In the 20th century, Merapi activity occurred at least 28 times the last eruption occurred in 1931.



Meanwhile, based on data recorded since the 1600s, Mount Merapi has erupted more than 80 times or erupted once in 4 years on average. The rest period ranges from 1-18 years, meaning the longest rest period you have recorded is 18 years.



In general, the eruption of Merapi in the 18th century and the 19th century had a relatively longer rest period, while the eruption index was greater. However, it cannot be concluded that the long rest period determines the relatively large future eruptions. Because based on the facts, in some major eruptions, the rest period is short. Or vice versa, during a long break, the next eruption was small.