Historical eruption of Mount Bromo

Historical eruption of Mount Bromo | New
Mount Bromo name is taken from the Sanskrit Brahma (one of the main Hindu Gods). Mount Bromo is a volcano is still active and most famous as a tourist attraction in st Java.
As a tourist attraction, Mount Bromo become attractive because of its status as an active volcano and has a butiful natural scenery with s sand is very broad.

Bromo craterMount Bromo has a height of 2392 meters above s level, Mount Bromo also has a crater with a diameter of ± 800 meters (north-south) and ± 600 meters (st-west). While the danger ar of a circle with a radius of 4 km from the central crater of Bromo.Mount Bromo mesh body shape between valleys and canyons with a caldera or a s of ​​sand covering approximately 10 square kilometers. Mount Bromo is loed in four regions, namely Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Lumajang, and Malang Recy.

Bromo is active in the rly 20th century. Photo collection KITLVDuring the 20th century, a famous mountain as a tourist spot that erupted three times, at regular intervals of time, ie 30 yrs. Largest eruption occurred in 1974, while still in the last eruption alert status until now occurred in the yr 2010.

Bromo eruption occurred in history 2010, 2004, 2001, 1995, 1984, 1983, 1980, 1972, 1956, 1955, 1950, 1948, 1040, 1939, 1935, 1930, 1929, 1928, 1922, 1921, 1915, 1916, 1910, 1909, 1907, 1908, 1907, 1906, 1907, 1896, 1893, 1890, 1888, 1886, 1887, 1886, 1885, 1886, 1885, 1877, 1867, 1868, 1866, 1865, 1865, 1860, 1859, 1858, 1858, 1857, 1856, 1844, 1843, 1843, 1835, 1830, 1830, 1829, 1825, 1822, 1823, 1820, 1815, 1804, 1775, and 1767.


Mount Bromo satellite photo from NASABromo is one of the type A strato volcano and is loed in the Tengger Caldera. It is the youngest volcano in the ranks in the Tengger caldera, such as Mount Widodaren, Chair, Segorowedi, and Shell. Tengger caldera itself msures 9 x 10 kilometers, surrounded by steep cliffs with a height of 50 to 500 meters.


Mountain range in the caldera surrounded by volcanic rock Purba Tengger mountain. Northern part of the caldera floor is composed of sandstone, while the stern and southern part of the caldera is dominated by grasses.

In addition to providing disaster when it occurs in the Bromo volcanic activity, the positive side of the volcano where we could also see a volcano resource inventories, such as natural attractions.

The stairs lding to the top of BromoMount Bromo can be achieved in several ways, namely through the trajectory of Probolinggo, Sukapura, Ngadisari up to Cemoro Lawang which is the Sand S caldera wall to do with motor vehicles, followed by a path through the s of ​​sand.


The climb to the summit and crater dike can be done sily via the staircase wall available. The second trajectory is through Pasuruan, Tosari, Canyons Munggal, up stairs Bromo Sand S. The next track is through Malang and Lumajang. This track is just passable adventure bike or drive fourwhell. From the direction of Malang via overlap, of Lumajang via tempeh. Two lines meet on the south wall Bromo

Tribal ceremony at the foot of Mount Bromo TenggerFor residents of Bromo

o the Tengger tribe, Mount Brahma (Bromo) believed to be a sacred mountain. Once a yr the Tengger people Yadnya Kasada ceremony or Kasodo. The ceremony was held at a temple loed at the foot of Mount Bromo and proceed north to the top of Mount Bromo. The ceremony was held at midnight to rly morning every full moon around 14 or 15 in Kasodo (tenth) according to the Javanese calendar.