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Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Island, Indonesia): alert raised to yellow

Saturday, Apr 06, 2013

VSI raised the alert level to 2 (Waspada) on a scale of 1-4, but does not specify the reason (likely increased seismic activity). No further details are known for the time being. [more]

Tambora volcano (Sumbawa, Indonesia) activity update: no activity in recent months, alert lowered back to normal

Thursday, Apr 12, 2012

Since January, no plumes, changes or seismic activity were observed around the Tambora caldera. On 9 April the Alert Level was lowered to 1 (on a scale of 1-4). [more]

Volcanoes of Sumbawa Island

Tambora

Tambora
(stratovolcano)

On 10 April 1815, Tambora produced the largest eruption known on the planet during the past 10,000 years. The volcano erupted more than 50 cubic kilometers of magma. Caldera collapse at the end of the eruption destroyed 30 km3 of the mountain and formed a 6 km wide and 1250 m dee... [more]

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