Mount Merapi Erupts

Mount Merapi is one of Indonesia's volcanoes are still active. Located in Central Java with an altitude of 2968 m (9737 ft). The location includes Klaten, Boyolali, Magelang (Central Java) and Sleman (Yogyakarta). Mount Merapi is the youngest volcano in the collection of volcanoes in the southern part of Java Island. The mountain is located in the subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian plate continues to move down the Eurasian Plate.

Mount Merapi last erupted in 2006. Since Since the year 1548, this volcano has erupted 68 times as much. According to information on Wikipedia, small eruptions occur every 2-3 years, and the larger about 10-15 years. Here are details:

1.      Merapi eruptions big impact among others in the years 1006, 1786, 1822, 1872, and 1930.

2.      Big eruption in 1006 made the whole central part of Java island shrouded in gray. It is estimated, the eruption caused the Ancient Mataram Kingdom should move to East Java.

3.      Mount Merapi eruption in 1930 destroyed 13 villages and killed 1400 people.
 The eruption of Mount Merapi in November 1994 causing clouds blowing heat down to reach some villages and head of the family and claimed dozens of human lives.

4.      The eruption of Mount Merapi on July 19, 1998 is big enough but it pointed up so it does not take casualties.

5.      On May 15, 2006 Mount Merapi erupted again. Then on June 4, reported that the activities of Mount Merapi has exceeded the alert status. Connected later on June 8, Mount Merapi erupted at 9:03 pm with a blast of hot clouds that made thousands of residents in the area of ​​the slopes of Mount Merapi to panic and try to escape to safety.

On Tuesday, exactly on October 25, 2010 at 17:00 pm and the event is recorded eruption of Mount Merapi there are dozens of victims who have been berhil in evakusai to the hospital, and according to news mbah Marijan died Merapi erupted this event. Since the eruption of Mount Merapi are already dozens of people are confirmed dead and has been taken to nearby hospitals.