26-27th October 2012
Type of activity:Degassing/small gas eruptions.
Photos: 12
Video: 1
Climbed Mt. Merapi volcano in central-java, on the 27th October. Unfortunately we could not climb to the peak to get a view of the crater. As we were preparing to climb the peak at 0300, we witnessed a gas explotion from the volcano, that started with a brief but distinct cracking-sound, that was heard as far as 3km away from the volcano. It also disbursed small quantities of fine-white ash. The volcano has shown elevated activity in Ocober 2012.
![Merapi steam cloud during nighttime (26th October 2012)](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.oysteinlundandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merapi-volcano-October-2012-x1_jpg-for-web-xlarge.jpg)
![(27th October 2012)](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.oysteinlundandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merapi-volcano-October-2012-x2.jpg)
![Small steam cloud moving to the north-west, after an small phreatic eruption around 03:00 in the morning. (27th October 2012)](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.oysteinlundandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merapi-volcano-October-2012-x3.jpg)
![An satellite passing over Merapi. (27th October 2012)](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.oysteinlundandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merapi-volcano-October-2012-x4.jpg)
![Falling star over the Merapi Pasar Bubrah plataeu.](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.oysteinlundandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merapi-volcano-October-2012-x11.jpg)
![Merbabu volcano](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.oysteinlundandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merapi-volcano-October-2012-x10.jpg)
![Sumbing and Sindoro](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.oysteinlundandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merapi-volcano-October-2012-x9.jpg)
![(27th October 2012)](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.oysteinlundandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merapi-volcano-October-2012-x8.jpg)
![Plume originating from a gas explotion? (27th October 2012)](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.oysteinlundandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merapi-volcano-October-2012-x7.jpg)
![Click here to open video (in youtube)](https://usercontent.one/wp/www.oysteinlundandersen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Merapi-phreatic-eruption-october-2012-x1.jpg)