Eruption's Galunggung Mountain

Galunggung mountain was erupted on 5 May, 1982. Activities eruption lasted for nine months and ended on January 8,1983. During the period of this eruption, about 18 people died, mostly do to inderect causes (traffic accidents, old age, cold and lack of food).  The eruption in this period also led to changes in the map area in a radius of about 20 kilometers from the crater Galunggung, wich inclodes Indihiang district, Sub-district, and district Sukaratu Leuwisari.

Change map of the area caused by the breaking of more roads and stream as well as settlement area due to the abudance of cold lava rock in the from of material-gravel-sand. In the post of eruption period (1984-1990) is the rehabilitation of disaster areas, rebuild the road network was disconnected, dredging mud or sand on some stream and irrigation channels , especially Cikunten I., then the construction of check dams (bag cold lava) in the Sinagar as a "fortrees" safety abundance of cold lava flood into the city area Tasikmalaya.

During this period also made use of sand exploitation Galunggung deemed qualefied for building materials and construction of highway. In the years since then until now Galunngung sand dredging business is Station KA Indihiang (Cibungkul-parakanhonje) to check dam sinagar a special line to transport sand from galunggung to jakarata.

Galungung recorded erupted in 1882. The early signs of eruption known in July 1822, where the water becomes turbid and muddy Cikunir. Test results showed that the water was murky crater is hot and sometimes appear in coloumn of smoke from the crater. then on october 8 until october12, the eruption of reddish sand produces rain very hot, fine sah, hot clouds and lava. Lava flow moving to the southeast following the river flows. The eruption killed 4011 people and destroyed 114 village, the destruction of land to the east as far 40 kilometers from the mountain top.

Next eruption occured in 1894. in  between 7-9 October, eruptions that produce pyroclastic. then on 27 and 30 october, lava flows occur on the same river basisns with lava eruption generated in 1822. The eruption this time destroying 50 village, some home collapsed due to falling ash.
July 6, produces ash 2-5 mm thick limitied in crater and southern slopes. and on July 9, recorded eruption lava dome inside the crater lake 85 meters tall with asize 560x440 meters, later nemed the mountain was "jadi mountain".