Mount Bromo

Overview

Probolinggo, East Java

7.942°S

112.95°E

2329 m

7641 ft

Stratovolcano(es)

Literature and Analysis

2010 Nov 26 – 2011 Jun 13
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
2010 Nov Ash   ~3(?) Gas and Steam plumes 75 m (1-7 Nov) and 100-250 above the crater (8-23 Nov). [1][2]
2010 Nov 23 Ash   ~3(?) Ash reached 200-300 m above the crater. [1]
2010 Nov 26     ~3(?)   [1]
2010 Nov 26     ~3(?)   [1]
2010 Nov 26 Ash   3 Ash rose to 13,7 Altitude from Darwin VAAC report. [1]
2010 Nov 27 Ashfall and Ash Plume   ~3(?) Ash rose to 4,3 km altitude. Ash drifted 55-165 km. Ashfall in village tens of kilometers away [1]
2010 Nov 29 Ashfall   ~3(?)   [1]
2010 Dec 6 Ash plume   ~3(?) Ash plume rose 200-300 m above the crater rim. Ash plume drifted to N [1]
2010 Dec 8 Ash plume   ~3(?) Ash plume rose 400-800 m above the crater. Ash drifted to E, NE, and N [1]
2010 Dec 19 Ash plume and Ash Fall   ~3(?) Ash plume 2 km above the crater rim. Ashfall reported in Juanda airport [1]
2010 Dec 20 Incandescene ejecta   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to an altitude 6,1 km (20 Dec) Ash plume 800-1200 above the crater during (20-25 Dec). Ash plume drifted to 95 km S (20 Dec) and N and NE (20-25 Dec) [1]
2010 Dec 25 Ashfall and Lapili   ~3(?) . Ashfall and Lapili fell at the Bromo Observation Post [1]
2010 Dec 26 Ash plume   ~3(?) Based on Satelite from Darwin VAAC ash plume rose to 5,5 km altitude. Ash plume drifted to 150 km NE [1]
2010 Dec 30 Ash plume   ~3(?) Based on Satelite from Darwin VAAC ash plume rose to 4,3 km altitude. Ash plume drifted to 95 km E [1]
2011 Jan 22 Ash plume and Incandescent ejecta   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to 400-800 m above the crater and Incandescene Material ejected 200 m above the crater. Ash plume drifted to E and Incandescene landed 500 m away [1]
2011 Jan 24 Ash plume   ~3(?) Based on Satellite from Darwin VAAC, Ash plume rose to 3,7 km altitude. Ash plume drifted to E 220 km [1]
2011 Jan 28 Ash plume   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to 5,5 km altitude. Ash plume drifted to 370 km to E and SE [1]
2011 Jan 29 Ash plume   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to 3,7 km altitude. Drifted to 93 km E on 29 km E on 29 and 55 km NW on 29-31 Jan [1]
2011 Feb 5 Bombs, Ash plume, Incandescene ejecta, Ashfall   ~3(?) Ash plume 400-800 m above the crater and Incandescene material ejected 200-300 m above the crater rim. Ash plume drifted to ENE. ashfall reported at Observation post and several villages Ngadirejo, Sukapura, and Sumber. Bombs 1,2-1,4 km from the crates [1]
2011 Feb 8 Ash plume, Ashfall, and Incandescene ejecta   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to 400-800 m above the crater. Ash plume drifted to E and Ashfall reported at Observation post [1]
2011 Feb 9 Ash plume   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to an altitude 7 km. Ash plume drifted to W [1]
2011 Feb 11 Ash plume   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to 3 km altitude. Ash plume drifted to SE as far 37 km [1]
2011 Feb 12 Ash plume   3 Ash pllume rose to 3-7,9 km. Ash plume drifted to 37-167 km to NW and SE [1]
2011 Feb 17 Ash plume and Incandescene ejecta   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to 400-800 m above the crater. Ash plume drifted to ENE and Incandescene material landed as far as 500 m away [1]
2011 Mar 10 Ashfall   ~3(?) . Ash fell on E and NE area [1]
2011 Mar 18 Ash plume and Incandescene ejecta   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to 400-800 m above the crater and 3 km. Ash plume drifted to SE and 27-150 km to NW, SW, and S [1]
2011 Mar 22 Ash plume, Incandescene ejecta   ~3(?)   [1]
2011 Mar 27 Ash plume   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to an altitude 4,3 km. Ash plume drifted to 55 km NE [1]
2011 Mar 29 Ash plume, Ashfall, and Incandescent Ejecta   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to 400-800 m above the crater. Ash plume drifted to N, E, and NE. Ash fell on observation post [1]
2011 Apr 27 Ash plume   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to an altitude 4,3 km based on Darwin VAAC reported from satellite. Ash plume drifted to 75 km WSW [1]
2011 May 1 Ash plume and Ashfall   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to 400-600 m above the crater. Ash fall in areas within 2 km E and NE. Ash plume drifted to ENE [1]
2011 May 2 Ash plume   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to an altitude 3 km. Ash plume drifted to 75 km N [1]
2011 May 9 Ash plume   ~3(?) Ash plume rose to an altitude 2,7 km. Ash plume drifted to 45-75 km E and NE [1]
2011 May 11 Ash plume   ~3(?) Ash plume 200-400 m above the crater. Ash plume drifted to E [1]
2011 Jun 1 Ash plume   ~3(?) Ash plume 100-200 m above the crater. Ash plume drifted to E [1]
2004 Jun 8 – 2004 Jun 24
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
2004 Jun 8 Ash, Lapili, Blocks 2 Person Killed 2 Ash reached 3000 height m from the crater rim. Material ejected 300 m surround the crater rim [1][2]
2000 Nov 29 – 2001 Jan 15
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
2000 Nov 29 Ash   2 800 m. Ash drifted to N [1][2]
1995 Sep 9 – 1995 Dec 16
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1995 Sep Ash   1 Ash ejected 70 m (9 Sep), 700 m from the summit (25 Sep). [1][2]
1995 Mar 3 – 1995 May 26
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1995 Mar 3 Ash, Ashfall   1 Ash 80-250 from the summit. Ash drifted 20 km to SE [1][2]
1984 May 12 – 1984 May 31
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1984 May 12 Tephra   1 500-100 m from the summit. [1][2]
1983 Dec 21 – 1983 Dec 21
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1983 Dec 21   1   [1]
1980 Jun 5 ± 1 days – 1980 Sep 20
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1980 Jun Ash 2 Ash cloud rose 900 m (21 Jun). Ash drifted to NW as far as 5 km. Material Ejected 1,7 km from Batok. Glowing Bombs 400m from the crater rim. [1][2]
1972 Jan 26 – 1972 Mar 16
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1972 Jan 26 Ash 2 [1]
1956 Jun 16 ± 15 days – 1956 Jul 16
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1956 Jun 16 Ash, Lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1955 Dec 29 – 1955 Dec 30
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1955 Dec 29 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1950 May 27 – 1950 Aug 16
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1950 May 27 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1948 Feb 15 – 1948 Apr 25
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1948 Feb 15 Ash 3 [1]
1940 Apr 25 – 1940 Jul 3
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1940 Apr 25 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1939 Jun 24 – 1939 Jul
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1939 Jun 24 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1935 Jul
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1935 Jul Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1930 May 30 – 1930 Jul
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1930 May 30 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1929 Aug 7 – 1929 Sep 8
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1929 Aug 7 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1928 Dec 16
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1928 Dec 16 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1928 Mar 15  – 1928 Jul
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1928 Mar 15 Ash and Blocks 2 [1][3]
1922 Feb 5 – 1922 Jun 20
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1922 Feb 5 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1921 Jun – 1921 Oct 17
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1921 Jun Ash 2 [1]
1915 Nov – 1916 Jun
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1915 Nov Ash 3 [1]
1910 Jan 18 – 1910 Jan 21
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1910 Jan 18 Ash 2 [1]
1909 Jan 12 – 1909 Jan 14
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1909 Jan 12 Ash 2 [1]
1907 Dec 14 – 1908 Feb 13
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1907 Dec 14 Ash 2 [1]
1907 Aug 28
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1907 Aug 28 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1906 Sep 25 – 1907 May 18
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1906 Sep 25 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1896
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1896 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1893 Jan 13 – 1893 Mar 27
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1893 Jan 13 Ash 2 [1]
1890 May – 1890 Sep
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1890 May Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1886 Nov 11 – 1887 Jan 25
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1886 Nov 11 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1886 Apr 15 – 1886 Apr 26
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1886 Apr 15 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1885 Oct 31 – 1886 Jan 10
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1885 Oct 31 Ash 2 [1]
1885 Jun
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1885 Jun Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1877 Apr 24
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1877 Apr 24 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1867 Dec 13 – 1868 Jan 12
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1867 Dec 13 Ash 2 [1]
1866 Jul
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1866 Jul Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1865 Dec 1 – 1865 Dec 18
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1865 Dec 1 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1865 Apr – 1865 May
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1865 Apr Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1860 Jun 12 – 1860 Jun 14
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1860 Jun 12 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1859 Jan 30 – 1859 Mar 4
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1859 Jan 30 Ash and Blocks 2 [1][3]
1858 Oct 18
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1858 Oct 18 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1858 Mar 4
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1858 Mar 4 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1857
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1857 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1856 Sep 10
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1856 Sep 10 Ash 2 [1]
1844 Nov 9
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1844 Nov 9 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1843 Jan
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1843 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1842 Jan 24 – 1842 Jun
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1842 Ash and Lava Fountains 2 [1][3]
1835
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1835 Ash, lapili, and Bombs 2 [1][3]
1830 Dec 15 – 1830 Dec 16
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1830 Dec 15 Explosion 2 [1]
1830 Mar 3
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1830 Mar 3 Explosion 2 [1]
1829 Nov 5 – 1829 Nov 11
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1829 Nov 5 Ash and Blocks 2 [1]
1825 Nov 5 – 1825 Nov 8
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1825 Nov 5   2 [1]
1822 Dec 28 – 1823 Jan 5
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1822 Dec 28 Ash 2 [1]
1820
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1820   2 [1]
1815 Apr 5 – 1815 Apr 17
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1815 Apr 5 – Apr 17 Ash 2 [1]
1804 Sep
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1804   2 [1]
1590 ± 50 years
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
1590 ± 50 years Scoria and Bombs 2 [1]
0330 ± 50 years
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
0330 ± 50 years Pyrocrastic Flow, Lava Flow, Ash, and Pumice ~3 [1]
0190 ± 50 years
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
0190 ± 50 years Ash, Lapili, Bombs, Blocks, and Scoria 2 [1]
0830 BCE ± 50 years
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
0830 BCE ± 50 years Pyrocrastic Flow 4 [1]
5260 BCE ± 780 years
Date Event Type Fatalities VEI Event Remarks Reference
5260 BCE ± 780 years Pyrocrastic Flow, Ash, and Scoria   [1]