An ash plume rises above a pyroclastic flow descending a west side valley of Kelud volcano in February 1990. During the 10 to 16-17 February eruption pyroclastic flows traveled 7-8 km from the volcano and lahars destroyed nearby agricultural land.

Photo by Ruska Hadian, 1990 (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia).

This image is made available under the Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 license terms.

Galleries: Ash Plumes and Ashfall

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Kelud