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Sirung volcanostratovolcano 862 m / 2,828 ftPantar Island, Indonesia , -8.51°S / 124.13°E Sirung volcano eruptions: 2012, 2004 (?), 1970, 1965, 1965, 1964, 1960, 1953, 1947, 1934, 1927 (?), 1899 (?), 1852 (?) Typical eruption style: Explosive Sirung webcams / live data Last earthquakes nearby Sirung volcano (Pantar island, Indonesia): new phreatic eruption and strong degassingThursday May 17, 2012 12:05 PM | BY: T
The Sirung stratovolcano on the remote Pantar island in Indonesia has come back to life with a series of probably phreatic explosions and strong degassing. On 8 May a 3-hour long eruption took place at Sirung volcano. The eruption was accompanied by loud sounds and incandescent tephra observed rising 10 m above the crater. The explosion created an ash plume that reached 3.5 km altitude and drifted to the north, producing ashfall up to 4 mm thick near the crater. During 9-12 May white plumes rose 30-50 m above the crater. A sulfur odor was reported in areas up to 3 km away on 12 May. That same day CVGHM raised the Alert Level to 3 (on a scale of 1-4) and recommended that visitors not approach the volcano within a 2.5 km radius.
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