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Karangetang volcano
Stratovolcano 1784 m (5,853 ft)
Siau Island, Sangihe Islands, Indonesia, 2.78°N / 125.4°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Karangetang volcano eruptions:
1675, 1712, 1825, 1864, 1883, 1886, 1887, 1892, 1899, 1900, 1905, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1930, 1935, 1940, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1961, 1962-62, 1965-67, 1967, 1970-71, 1972-76, 1976-77, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983-88, 1989, 1991-93, 1995, 1996-97, 1998, 1999-2003, 2004-2005. 2008-9, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018-ongoing
Typical eruption style:
Explosive. Formation of lava domes and pyroclastic flows.
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Karangetang volcano (Siau Island, Sangihe Islands, Indonesia) activity update: incandescent lava dome

Wednesday Sep 24, 2014 11:05 AM | BY: T

PVMBG reported that although Karangetang was often covered in fog during 7-14 September, observers occasionally noted white plumes rising at most 150 m from the main crater and Crater II.
Incandescence from the lava dome was observed at night. Seismicity remained high and was dominated by shallow earthquakes from lava-dome growth and avalanches. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4).
(Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 17 September-23 September 2014)
Previous news
Karangetang volcano (Api Siau island, Indonesia): short-lived eruption 19-21 July
MODIS hot spots at Karangetang volcano last week (MODVOLC, Univ. Hawaii)
Monday, Jul 28, 2014
An comparably small eruption occurred last week at the volcano. Incandescent lava avalanches were reported to descend from the summit lava dome to the SE, towards the area of Batu Awang, during 19-21 July. ... [more]
Karangetang volcano (Siau Island, Indonesia): incandescent lava at summit, alert raised
MODIS hot spot data (past 7 days) for Karangetang volcano (ModVolc, Univ. Hawaii)
Wednesday, Sep 04, 2013
A new eruption could be underway at the volcano. VSI raised the alert to 3 (Siaga, alert) on a scale of 1-4, following the observation of incandescent lava at the summit and glowing rockfalls on the eastern side into the Batuawang ravine. Strong degassing generates a plume rising up to 500 m. ... [more]
Karangetang volcano (Siau Island, Sangihe Islands, Indonesia) activity update
Monday, Jul 29, 2013
VSI has decreased the alert level from 3 (Siaga, Alert) (since 8 August 2011) back to 2 (Waspada, watch). No lava emissions/ejections have been observed since 7 July and seismic actity has been decreasing over the past weeks. No hot spot is visible on satellite imagery. [more]
Karangetang volcano (Siau Island, Indonesia): ash plume observed to 14,000 ft
Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013
An eruption has occurred this morning. VAAC Darwin signaled a volcanic ash cloud reaching 14,000 ft (4.3 km) altitude and extending 25 nautical miles to the WNW. VSI maintains the volcano on yellow alert (since 2011). According to a news article, pahoehoe lava flows traveled 150 m and rock avalanches traveled 2 km down the flanks on that same day. [more]
Karangetang volcano (Siau Island, Sangihe Islands, Indonesia) activity update
Sunday, Jan 27, 2013
A thermal hot spot is visible at the summit and suggests that some activity continues. [more]
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