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Dempo volcano (Sumatra, Indonesia) activity update: false eruption report on 18 Aug
Saturday, Aug 18, 2012
A possible eruption reported on 18 Aug in a VAAC report mentioning a possible ash plume to 30,000 ft was confirmed to be false. [more]
Dempo volcano: activity update / elevation of hazard risk level to 2
Thursday, Sep 28, 2006

Increased seismicity at Dempo resulted in an elevation of the hazard status to Alert Level 2.

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Dempo volcano

Stratovolcano 3173 m (10,410 ft)
Sumatra, Indonesia, -4.02°S / 103.12°E
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 19 Aug 2012 (false eruption report on 18 Aug)
Typical eruption style: Small - moderate explosive eruptions.
Dempo volcano eruptions: 1817, 1839(?), 1853, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1881, 1884, 1895, 1900, 1900, 1905, 1908, 1921, 1923, 1926, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1939-40, 1964, 1973, 1994
Last earthquakes nearby: No recent earthquakes
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Dempo is a prominent 3173-m-high stratovolcano that rises above the Pasumah Plain of SE Sumatra.

Background:

Remnants of 7 craters are found at or near the summit, with volcanism migrating to the WNW with time. The historically active summit crater of Gunung Dempo contains a 400-m-wide lake, located at the NW end of the crater complex. Historical eruptions have been restricted to small-to-moderate explosive activity that produced ashfall near the volcano.


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Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institute


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