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Lokon-Empung volcano
Stratovolcano 1580 m / 5,184 ft
North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1.36°N / 124.79°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
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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.

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Volcano news: Lokon

Lokon-Empung volcano (North Sulawesi, Indonesia) activity update

Tue, 24 Sep 2013, 16:44
16:44 PM | BY: T
No more explosions have occurred and degassing also has been much reduced recently. While the latest eruptive phase seems to be thus over, it is only a matter of time when the next one will occur.
Previous news
Thu, 12 Sep 2013, 09:26
Lokon volcano (North-Sulawesi, Indonesia): continuing ash explosions
Ash emission from Lokon volcano this morning (VSI webcam)
Activity remains elevated. During yesterday, no significant explosions occurred, but the volcano erupted again several times with small explosions and ash emissions today, such as on the attached picture and time-lapse video: read all
Tue, 10 Sep 2013, 12:59
Lokon volcano (North-Sulawesi, Indonesia): frequent ash explosions
More explosions have occurred today (at least 6 so far, at 06:12, 06:55, 07:45, 08:36, 09:51, 15:59), preceded by increased degassing and often followed by continuous ash venting lasting for up to 1-2 hours. Ash plumes rose to elevations of 1-2 km and the Aviation Color code was raised to orange. ... read all
Mon, 9 Sep 2013, 09:30
Small Eruption at Lokon-Empung, Sulawesi, Indonesia
An explosion at 6:30 am (local time) today at Lokon-Empung volcano produced an ash plume that rose to a height of 1.5 km. The explosion was heard 10 km away. read all
Thu, 25 Jul 2013, 14:59
Lokon volcano (North-Sulawesi, Indonesia): new eruption on Monday
An explosion occurred Monday (22 July) morning at 05:06 local time, producing an ash plume of about 1200 m height. ... read all
Sun, 14 Jul 2013, 02:31
Lokon-Empung volcano (North Sulawesi, Indonesia) activity update: steaming, degassing, occasional ash explosions
Lokon volcano seen from the webcam today
No recent explosions were reported (which does not mean that there were none), but at least no significant ones have occurred recently. read all

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