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Bukit Lumut Balai volcano

stratovolcano 2055 m
Sumatra, Indonesia, -4.22°S / 103.62°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5) | Reports
Bukit Lumut Balai volcano books
Typical eruption style: Explosive
Bukit Lumut Balai volcano eruptions: not known
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Thu, 22 Mar
Thu, 22 Mar 06:40 UTCM 4.5 / 152.3 km20 km- 21km SW of Tanjungagung, Indonesia
Bukit Lumut Balai is a heavily eroded volcano consisting of three eruption centers, two on Bukit Lumut and one on the NE side of Bukit Balai, 5 km to the east. Large lava flows occur on the north side of Bukit Balai.

Background:

The age of the latest eruption of the volcano is not known, but active fumarole fields are found in two crescentic basins that open to the north on Bukit Lumut.


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