Editing Mount Merapi (section)

===2006 eruption===
In April, increased [[seismicity]] at more regular intervals and a detected bulge in the volcano's cone indicated that fresh eruptions were imminent. Authorities put the volcano's neighboring villages on high alert and local residents prepared for a likely evacuation. On 19 April smoke from the crater reached a height of {{cvt|400|m|ft}}, compared to {{cvt|75|m|ft}} the previous day. On 23 April, after nine surface tremors and some 156 multifaced quakes signalled movements of magma, some 600 elderly and infant residents of the slopes were evacuated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=269888|author=Sapa-dpa|title=Indonesian volcano ready to blow|work=Mail & Guardian|date=23 April 2006|access-date=27 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060522023706/http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=269888&area=%2Fbreaking_news%2Fbreaking_news__international_news%2F|archive-date=22 May 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>

By early May, active lava flows had begun. On 11 May, with lava flow beginning to be constant, some 17,000 people were ordered to be evacuated from the area<ref>{{cite news|last=Harvey|first=Rachel|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4971844.stm|title=Lava flows from Indonesia volcano|date=4 May 2006|publisher=BBC|access-date=27 October 2010|archive-date=27 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327085443/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4971844.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> and on 13 May, Indonesian authorities raised the alert status to the highest level, ordering the immediate evacuation of all residents on the mountain.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4767805.stm|title=Red alert for Indonesia volcano|date=13 May 2006|publisher=BBC|access-date=27 October 2010|archive-date=29 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029054204/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4767805.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Many villagers defied the dangers posed by the volcano and returned to their villages, fearing that their livestock and crops would be vulnerable to theft.<ref name="StraitsTimes" /> Activity calmed by the middle of May.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4985086.stm|title=Java volcano activity quietens|date=16 May 2006|publisher=BBC|access-date=27 October 2010|archive-date=21 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221141241/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4985086.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 27 May, a [[2006 Yogyakarta earthquake|6.3 magnitude earthquake]] struck roughly {{cvt|50|km|mi}} southwest of Merapi,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Troll|first1=Valentin R.|last2=Chadwick|first2=Jane P.|last3=Jolis|first3=Ester M.|last4=Deegan|first4=Frances M.|last5=Hilton|first5=David R.|last6=Schwarzkopf|first6=Lothar M.|last7=Blythe|first7=Lara S.|last8=Zimmer|first8=Martin|year=2013|title=Crustal volatile release at Merapi volcano; the 2006 earthquake and eruption events|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/gto.12008|journal=Geology Today|language=en|volume=29|issue=3|pages=96–101|doi=10.1111/gto.12008|bibcode=2013GeolT..29...96T|s2cid=128888819|issn=1365-2451|access-date=3 February 2021|archive-date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510035134/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/gto.12008|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> killing at least 5,000 and leaving at least 200,000 people homeless in the [[Yogyakarta]] region, heightening fears that Merapi would "blow".<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Indonesia-Earthquake.html Earthquake Leaves Thousands Dead in Indonesia]{{Dead link|date=November 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, NY Times, 27 May 2006 URL Accessed 27 May 2006</ref> The quake did not appear to be a long-period oscillation, a seismic disturbance class that is increasingly associated with major volcanic eruptions. A further 11,000 villagers were evacuated on 6 June as lava and superheated clouds of gas poured repeatedly down its upper slopes towards Kaliadem,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Donoghue|first1=E.|last2=Troll|first2=V. R.|last3=Schwarzkopf|first3=L. M.|last4=Clayton|first4=G.|last5=Goodhue|first5=R.|date=January 2009|title=Organic block coatings in block-and-ash flow deposits at Merapi Volcano, central Java|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geological-magazine/article/organic-block-coatings-in-blockandash-flow-deposits-at-merapi-volcano-central-java/658564F6500003A2604466A0BF2A2503|journal=Geological Magazine|language=en|volume=146|issue=1|pages=113–120|doi=10.1017/S0016756808005359|bibcode=2009GeoM..146..113D|s2cid=129715352|issn=1469-5081|access-date=1 November 2020|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107082410/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geological-magazine/article/organic-block-coatings-in-blockandash-flow-deposits-at-merapi-volcano-central-java/658564F6500003A2604466A0BF2A2503|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> a location that was located southeast of Mt. Merapi.<ref>.[http://www.breakingnews.ie/2006/06/06/story262155.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930180632/http://www.breakingnews.ie/2006/06/06/story262155.html|date=30 September 2007}}, BreakingNews.ie, 6 June 2006 URL Accessed 6 June 2006</ref> The pyroclastic flows are known locally as "wedhus gembel" (Javanese for "shaggy goat"). There were two fatalities as the result of the eruption.