Mount Merapi
CountryIndonesia
TypeStratovolcano
Elevation2930 m
Last Eruption2024
About Mount Merapi
Most active volcano in Indonesia. Name means Mountain of Fire. Over 500,000 live within 10 km. The 2010 eruption killed 353 and displaced 350,000. Produces deadly pyroclastic flows. Has erupted regularly since 1548. Most monitored volcano in Indonesia.
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