Kerinci volcano
Updated: Aug 10, 2022 05:04 GMT - Refresh
Stratovolcano 3800 m / 12,467 ft
Sumatra (Indonesia), -1.7°S / 101.27°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
Sumatra (Indonesia), -1.7°S / 101.27°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
Last update: 23 Jan 2022 (Volcanic Ash Advisory)
The 3800-m-high Gunung Kerinci in central Sumatra is Indonesia's highest volcano and one of the most active in Sumatra.
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Frequent moderate explosive eruptions.
Kerinci volcano eruptions: 1838, 1842, 1874(?), 1878, 1908-09, 1921, 1923, 1936, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1952, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969-70, 1971(?), 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001-02, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Tuesday, August 9, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 9, 2022 11:41 am (GMT +7) (Aug 9, 2022 04:41 GMT) | 4.7 27 km | 98 km (61 mi) Indian Ocean, 95 km south of Padang, Sumatra Barat, Indonesia | ||
| Wednesday, August 3, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Aug 3, 2022 1:30 pm (GMT +7) (Aug 3, 2022 06:30 GMT) | 3.6 10 km | 145 km (90 mi) Indian Ocean, 109 km southwest of Padang, Sumatra Barat, Indonesia | ||
Background
Kerinci is capped by an unvegetated young summit cone that was constructed NE of an older crater remnant. The volcano contains a deep 600-m-wide summit crater often partially filled by a small crater lake that lies on the NE crater floor, opposite the SW-rim summit of Kerinci.The massive 13 x 25 km wide volcano towers 2400-3300 m above surrounding plains and is elongated in a N-S direction. The frequently active Gunung Kerinci has been the source of numerous moderate explosive eruptions since its first recorded eruption in 1838.
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Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institute
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
