On 27 May, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck roughly 50В km (31В mi) southwest of Merapi, killing at least 5,000 and leaving at least 200,000 people homeless in the Yogyakarta region, heightening fears that Merapi would 'blow'. Many villagers defied the dangers posed by the volcano and returned to their villages, fearing that their livestock and crops would be vulnerable to theft. On 11 May, with lava flow beginning to be constant, some 17,000 people were ordered to be evacuated from the area and on 13 May, Indonesian authorities raised the alert status to the highest level, ordering the immediate evacuation of all residents on the mountain. Д«y early May, active lava flows had begun. On 23 April, after nine surface tremors and some 156 multifaced quakes signalled movements of magma, some 600 elderly and infant residents of the slopes were evacuated. On 19 April smoke from the crater reached a height of 400 metres (1,300В ft), compared to 75 metres (246В ft) the previous day. Authorities put the volcano's neighboring villages on high alert and local residents prepared for a likely evacuation. In April 2006, increased seismicity at more regular intervals and a detected bulge in the volcano's cone indicated that fresh eruptions were imminent. The volcanic devastation is claimed to have led to the collapse of the Hindu Kingdom of Mataram however, the evidence from that era is insufficient for this to be substantiated. The very large eruption in 1006 is claimed to have covered all of central Java with ash. Thirteen villages were destroyed in the latter one, and 1,400 people were killed by pyroclastic flows. Notable eruptions, often causing many deaths, have occurred in 1006, 1786, 1822, 1872, and 1930. Typically, small eruptions occur every two to three years, and larger ones every 10вЂ“15 years or so. Dome collapse has often generated pyroclastic flows, and larger explosions, which have resulted in eruption columns, have also generated pyroclastic flows through column collapse. Since then, eruptions have become more explosive, with viscous andesitic lavas often generating lava domes. Stratigraphic analysis reveals that eruptions in the Merapi area began about 400,000 years ago, and from then until about 10,000 years ago, eruptions were typically effusive, and the out flowing lava emitted was basaltic. It is one of at least 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia, part of the volcano is located in the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ring of Fire-a section of fault lines stretching from the Western Hemisphere through Japan and South East Asia. It is situated at a subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian Plate is subducting under the Sunda Plate. Merapi is the youngest in a group of volcanoes in southern Java. Mount Merapi viewed from 9th-century Prambanan Hindu temple, built during Mataram Kingdom era There have been several small eruptions since the beginning of 2020, which are of great interest to volcanologists. The first and larger of these, caused by a combination of rainfall and internal activity, saw smoke issued up to a height of 2,000 metres (6,562В ft). Since 2010, Merapi had experienced several smaller eruptions, most noticeably two phreatic eruptions which occurred on 18 November 2013 and. Merapi's characteristic shape was changed during the eruptions, with its height lowered 38 metres (125В ft) to 2,930 metres (9,613В ft). Most of the fissures had ceased erupting by 30th November, and four days later the official threat level was lowered. A total of 353 people were killed over the next month, while 350,000 were forced to flee their homes most of the damage was done by pyroclastic flows, while heavy rain on 4th November created lahars which caused further damage. On the afternoon of 25 October 2010, Merapi erupted on its southern and southeastern slopes. In light of the hazards that Merapi poses to populated areas, it was designated as one of the Decade Volcanoes. Another large eruption occurred in 2006, shortly before the Yogyakarta earthquake. A pyroclastic flow from a large explosion killed 27 people on 22 November 1994, mostly in the town of Muntilan, west of the volcano. Smoke can often be seen emerging from the mountaintop, and several eruptions have caused fatalities. It is located approximately 28 kilometres (17В mi) north of Yogyakarta city which has a population of 2.4 million, and thousands of people live on the flanks of the volcano, with villages as high as 1,700 metres (5,577В ft) above sea level. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548. Mount Merapi, Gunung Merapi (literally Fire Mountain in Indonesian and Javanese), is an active stratovolcano located on the border between the province of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Mount Merapi, colour lithograph, Junghuhn and Mieling, 1853вЂ“1854

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