Sempu

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Sempu volcano

caldera 1549 m / 5,082 ft
North Sulawesi & Sangihe Islands, Indonesia, 1.13°N / 124.76°E
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: Explosive
Sempu volcano eruptions: possible eruption in 1819
Last earthquakes nearby:

Time	Mag. / Depth	Distance	Location
Tue, 16 Apr
Tue, 16 Apr 03:48 UTC	M 5 / 87 km	33 km	32km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia

Sempu is a statovolcano within a 3 km wide caldera containing an explosion crater (Kawah Masem maar) of 450x350 m diameter in the SW part of the caldera and contains a crater lake. There are no confirmed historical eruptions from Sempu.
Sulfur has been a site of sulfur extraction from fumarolic areas in the maar since 1938.

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