Perbakti Volcano
Updated: May 22, 2024 16:12 GMT -
stratovolcano 1699 m / 5,574 ft
West Java, Indonesia, -6.75°S / 106.67°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
West Java, Indonesia, -6.75°S / 106.67°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Perbakti volcano is one of a complex of 3 closely located old stratovolcanoes known as the Perbakti-Gagak or Kiaraberes-Gagak volcanic complex situated immediately SW of Salak volcano and near Bogor town.
The 3 volcanoes of the group are, from S to N, Gunung Endut (1474 m), Gunung Perbakti (1699 m), and Gunung Gagak (1511 m).
The complex is hydrothermally very active. Fumaroles, warm spring and boiling mud pools are found on the S and SE sides of the volcano at 950-1300 m elevation. Mild phreatic eruptions took place in historical time from fumarole fields on its flanks.
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Perbakti volcano eruptions: 1939, 1938, 1935, 1929, 1923
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
May 21, 12:49 am (Jakarta) | 2.5 130 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the S | Java, Indonesia | Info | |
Sunday, May 12, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 12, 09:12 pm (Jakarta) | 3.2 6 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the W | Java, Indonesia 1 report | Info | |
Thursday, May 9, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
May 9, 02:14 pm (Jakarta) | 3.3 6 km | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) to the SW | Java, Indonesia 1 report | Info |