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Awu volcanoStratovolcano 1320 m (4,331 ft)
North Sulawesi & Sangihe Islands, Indonesia, 3.67°N / 125.5°E Current status: dormant (1 out of 5) [hide map] [enlarge map]
Typical eruption style:
Highly explosive. Pyroclastic flows and lahars. Awu volcano eruptions: 1640(?), 1646, 1699(?), 1711, 1812, 1856, 1875, 1883, 1885, 1892, 1893, 1913, 1921, 1922, 1930-31, 1966 (large sub-Plinian explosion), 1968(?), 1992, 2004 Awu Volcano Photos Last earthquakes nearby:
Background:Awu is one of Indonesia's deadliest volcanoes; powerful explosive eruptions in 1711, 1812, 1856, 1892, and 1966 produced devastating pyroclastic flows and lahars that caused more than 8000 cumulative fatalities during 5 eruptions (in 1711, 1812, 1856, 1892 and 1966).Awu contained a summit crater lake that was 1 km wide and 172 m deep in 1922, but was largely ejected during the 1966 eruption. The eruption in 2004 prompted the evacuation of 27,000 people, but the eruption eventually did not escalate into a major event. Awu Photos:
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