Lokon volcano news & eruption updates (Indonesia >Sulawesi) / 13 Jan


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The younger Empung volcano has a 400-m-wide, 150-m-deep crater that erupted last in the 18th century, but all subsequent eruptions have originated from Tompaluan, a 150 x 250 m wide double crater situated in the saddle between the two peaks. Historical eruptions have primarily produced small-to-moderate ash plumes that have occasionally damaged croplands and houses, but lava-dome growth and pyroclastic flows have also occurred. Stratovolcano 1580 m / 5,184 ft North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1.36°N / 124.79°E Current status: restless (2 out of 5) Lokon-Empung webcams / live data \| Reports Lokon-Empung volcano books \| Tours Lokon-Empung volcano eruptions: 1375, 1775, 1829, 1893-94, 1930, 1942, 1948, 1951-53, 1958-59, 1961, 1962, 1963-64, 1965, 1966, 1969-70, 1971, 1973-74, 1975-80, 1984(?), 1986-87, 1988, 1991-92, 2000-01, 2002, 2002-03, 2011, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2015 Typical eruption style: Small-moderate explosive eruptions. Last earthquakes nearby Lokon-Empung volcano tours Volcanoes and Spices (17 days volcano trekking tour to the Molucca Sea: N-Sulawesi, Karangetang and Halmahera) Latest satellite images Volcano news: Lokon latest (2016) \| 2015 \| 2014 \| archive2013 \| 2012 \| 2011 \| 2007 \| 2006 Lokon volcano (North-Sulawesi, Indonesia): seismic swarm, eruption warning Wed, 9 Mar 2016, 12:06 Earthquake swarm at Lokon volcano on 8 Mar 2016 (VSI) A warning was issued for the volcano and its alert level raised to 3 ("siaga" - alert, on a scale of 1-4) last Monday after a seismic swarm was detected to occur under the edifice. ...more The previous day (7 Mar), PVMBG recorded 25 deep and 138 shallow volcanic quakes, 23 rockfall signals as well as a tremor signal. In addition, deformation (inflation) was measured to occur under the Tompaluan crater. While no to little changes were seen in surface activity (degassing), these geophysical parameters seem to suggest that internal pressure in the hydrothermal system of the volcano has recently increased and the risk of sudden explosions (phreatic or phreatomagmatic) has to be considered elevated at the moment. Seismicity at Lokon during the past weeks (VSI) [less] [read all] Lokon volcano (North-Sulawesi, Indonesia): continuing seismic unrest Wed, 13 Jan 2016, 16:23 Seismic activity at Lokon volcano 1-12 Jan 2016 (VSI) The volcano remains at significant unrest and moderate to large explosions could occur any time, the latest evaluation report of the volcano observatory states and alert level is being maintained at 3 ("siaga") on a scale of 1-4. ...more During the past weeks, visual activity consisted in degassing creating a plume of 25-150 m above the Tumpalun crater. 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