Tarowa Volcano
Updated: Apr 30, 2024 19:17 GMT -
Caldera 755 m / 2477 ft
Sumbawa Island, Indonesia, -8.7°S / 118.16°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Sumbawa Island, Indonesia, -8.7°S / 118.16°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Tarowa volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 30, 07:54 pm (Makassar) | 4.1 113 km | 28 km (18 mi) to the NE | Sumbawa Region, Indonesia I FELT IT | Info |
Background
A geological map by Garvin (2002, shown in Khant et al., 2013) identifies this Tarowa as late Pliocene-early Pleistocene. This volcano is in the center of Sumbawa and includes an eroded caldera about 3.5 x 5 km, open to the SSW.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information