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Merapi

Merapi is a 2,910 m stratovolcano in Indonesia, erupting as recently as 2026.

Ongoing in the Smithsonian's record since December 2020, as of March 2026.

Type
Stratovolcano (composite landform)
Summit
2,910 m above sea level
Rock
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Setting
Subduction zone, continental, over 25 km
Last eruption
2026
Largest known
VEI 4, cataclysmic, 2010
Eruptions
106 confirmed in the record
Where
7.54°S 110.45°E · Indonesia
Region
Sunda Volcanic Arc, Sunda-Banda Volcanic Regions
Record
Global Volcanism Program, volcano 263250

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