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Serua volcano

Updated: Jun 2, 2023 11:47 GMT -
stratovolcano 641 m / 2,103 ft
Banda Sea (Indonesia), -6.3°S / 130°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Serua volcano (also known as Legatala) is one of the most active volcanoes of the Banda Sea. It forms a small 2x4 km wide island in the eastern Banda Sea, Indonesia. Andesitic Serua volcano is the tip of a stratovolcano rising 3600 m from the sea floor. It has a truncated cone formed by the Gunung Wuarlapna lava dome surrounded by a partial ring wall (somma wall) of the remnants of an older, collapsed edifice. Two old lava flows are visible on the east flank.
A permanent plume of volcanic gases is emitted from vents near the central dome (Gunung Wuarlapna), which forms the summit of Serua Island.
Active fumaroles are found in the area between Legatala and the NE part of the summit lava dome, where ground temperatures reach 97°C at 20 cm depth. Hot springs are found on the north beach.

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Typical eruption style: Explosive
Serua volcano eruptions: 1921, 1919, 1859, 1858, 1846, 1845 (?), 1844, 1694, 1693, 1692?, 1687, 1683

Latest nearby earthquakes

TimeMag. / DepthDistance/Location
Monday, May 29, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 30, 2023 8:15 am (GMT +9) (May 29, 2023 23:15 GMT)
4.4

168 km
12 km (7.5 mi)
Banda Sea, Indonesia



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