Physical Geography- Volcanic Eruptions: Mt Merapi, Indonesia

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  • Created on: 17-05-19 14:45
When did Mt Merapi erupt?
26th October 2010 at 11:00pm
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What was the VEI of the eruption?
4
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How high above sea level does Merapi lie?
2910m
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How many people live within a 100km radius of the volcano?
24,728,414
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How often due larger eruptions tend to occur from Merapi?
10-15 years
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How many people had to leave the area due to the eruption?
350,000
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How much ash buried the 15km away village of Bronggang village?
30cm
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How far down the volcano sloped did the pyroclastic flows travel?
3km
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How many people were killed? How many injured?
353 and 577
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How many people have since been moved to new. safer housing?
2682
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How many evacuation centres were set up?
210
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How big was the exclusion zone around the volcano?
20km
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