Guntur volcano, Java Barat,

Indonesia
Cooperation Japan-Indonesia
Location of volcanoes
 Guntur Volcano, West Jawa, Indonesia
GTR

Seismogram LGP

PTR

PSC

CTS

DAN

CSP

BJN

BRC

CBT

PAT

20:05s 20:10s 20:15s 20:20s 20:25s

1996/01/04 07:20
 Seismicity
220 4000
Seismicity at Guntur Volcano, Felt earthquake
200 Java Barat, Indonesia M=2.9
3500
180
3000
160
Volcanic tremor

Cumulative daily number

Monthly number

Level 2
140 2500

120
2000
100

80 1500

60
1000
No records

40
500
20

0 0
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Permanent seismic network
Seismic and tiltmeter stations at Guntur volcano
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
6 6
N Seismic station
Tiltmeter station
4 4

2 2
Gandapura
G. Masigit
South-North (km)

0 0
Kamojang caldera G. Gadja CTS

KBY PSC
Guntur crater
-2 -2
Sodong
PTR
LGP
-4 -4

Guntur Volcano Observatory

-6 -6
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6

West-East
Temporary seismic stations
Seismic network at Guntur volcano
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
6 6
N
Permanent stations
Temporary Dec. 1995- Feb. 1996
4 4
Temporary Oct. 1996- Jun. 1997
Temporary Aug. 1997-

2 2
Gandapura
G. Masigit
South-North (km)

0 0
Kamojang caldera G. Gadja CTS
PCK
PSC
-2 Guntur crater -2

CBT LGP
-4 PTR -4

-6 Guntur Volcano Observatory -6

-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6

West-East
 Gandapura
G.Masigit

Hypocenter
distribution at
Guntur volcano Kamojang
Guntur Crater

-2
Depth (km)

-4

-6

-8
Homogeneous Vp=2.75km/s

-10
-6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
 Hypocenter distribution in 1995 and 1996

1995 1996

Kawah Guntur Kawah Guntur

Kamojang Kamojang

2km 2km

2 2

0 0

-2 -2

Depth (km)
Depth (km)

-4 -4

-6 -6

-8 -8

-10 -10
 Hypocenter distribution in 1997 and 1998

1997 1998
Gandapura N Gandapura N

Kawah Guntur Kawah Guntur

Kamojang Kamojang

2km 2km

2 2

0 0

-2 -2
Depth (km)

Depth (km)
-4 -4

-6 -6

-8 -8

-10 -10
 Hypocenter distribution in 1999

1999
Gandapura N

Kawah Guntur

Kamojang

2km

-2
Depth (km)

-4

-6

-8

-10
Focal mechanisms of volcanic earthquakes at
Kamojang-Darajat caldera
Focal mechanisms of volcanic earthquakes at
the summit
 Felt volcanic earthquake on May 6, 1999

May 6, 1999, 09:31 (M=2.9)

PDL-UD
0

LMB-UD
0

SOR-UD
0

PPD-UD
0

CPR-UD
0

PPS-UD
0

MIS-UD
0

9:31 M=2.9
PSC-UD 3.0 Change in seismicity
0
8:58 M=2.7
2.5
PTR-UD
0
2.0

Magnitude
LGP-UD
0 1.5

CTS-UD 1.0
0

0.5
GTR-UD
0

0.0
45 50 55 60 65 (s) 1999/05/06 1999/05/07 1999/05/08 1999/05/09
Precise leveling routes
Leveling network at Guntur volcano
-2 0 2 4 6
2 2
(km)

0 Guntur crater 0

-2 -2

2.1
4.2 1.7
3.6 1.1
3.3
0
-4
1.2 -4
4.1
-31 2.4
-30.1 -9.2
-30.3
-16.4-1 4.2
-2.2 -2.3 (mm)
-6 -6
-2 0 2 4 6

November 1997 - August 1996

Relative height changes
10

4
Relative height (mm)

-2

Aug96-Aug 97
-4 Aug96-Nov 97
Aug96-Jun 98
-6 Aug96-Dec 98
Aug96-May 99
Aug96-Sep 99
-8 Aug96-Feb 2000

-10
10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0

Distance(m)
 Pattern of inflation and deflation stages

Vertical deformation in inflation stages Vertical deformation in deflation stages

Aug96-Jun 98 Jun98-Dec98
10 10
Dec98-May99 May99-Feb2000

8 8

6 6

4 4

Relative height (mm)

Relative height (mm)

2 2

0 0

-2 -2

-4 -4

-6 -6

-8 -8

-10 -10
10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0

Distance(m) Distance(m)
Relative height change at southeastern flank

200 CKTD8 7
BMX
G1
180
CKTD7
6
160

140 5

Relative elevation (mm)

Monthly number

120
4

100

3
80

60 2

40
1
20

0 0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Relative elevation changes of BMs at southeastern flank at Guntur Volcano, Java Barat, Indonesia
Overview of seismicity and deformation
Model