Beware Bromo 'Mount Brahma' It erupts Great in 1974 Bromo erupted last time in 2004, eating victim. Two people were killed.

Beware Bromo
'Mount Brahma' It erupts Great in 1974
Bromo erupted last time in 2004, eating victim. Two people were killed.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010, 08:04 GMT

Mount Bromo (SP/Ikhsan Mahmudi)

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VIVAnews - Following the Merapi volcano, Mount Bromo in East Java began to flare up. On Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 16.30 pm, it was decided Bromo Awas or Level IV status.

Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation asked residents to clear the area within a radius of 3 kilometers from the crater of Bromo, as he cautioned the public to remain calm and not provoked an eruption of Bromo issue.

Will Bromo erupts?

History records, Bromo - whose name is taken from 'Brahma' or the Gods of Hinduism - has erupted three times during the 20th century, with a time interval of 30 years.

Bromo erupted last time in 2004. While the largest eruption occurred in 1974.

Here's a list of eruption of Bromo: 2004, 2001, 1995, 1984, 1983, 1980, 1972, 1956, 1955, 1950, 1948, 1940, 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.

The latter, Bromo erupted on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at around 15:20 pm. The mountain was spewing black smoke mixed with gravel and ash as high as 3 kilometers into the sky.

As a result, two tourists were killed buried in the sand. They were found lying under the steps to the crater of Bromo. Five others were injured.

Brown sand rain down in Probolinggo and Malang that look dark day.

For residents of Bromo Tengger tribe, Mount Brahma (Bromo), believed to be a sacred mountain. Once a year the community held a ceremony Yadnya Tengger Kasada or Kasodo. The ceremony was held at a temple which is under the foot of Mount Bromo and proceed north to the top of Mount Bromo.

The ceremony was held at midnight to early morning every full moon around 14 or 15 in Kasodo (tenth) according to the Javanese calendar

(Various sources)