Sibayak volcano

stratovolcano 2212 m
Sumatra, Indonesien, 3.25°N / 98.5°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Sibayak and Pinto are twin volcanoes within a compound caldera open to the north.

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Typical eruption style: Explosive
Sibayak volcano eruptions: 1881

Latest nearby earthquakes

TimeMag. / DepthDistance/Location
Sat, 5 Jun 2021 (GMT) (1 earthquake)
5 Jun 2021 19:00:06 GMT
1.9

10 km		36 km (22 mi)
4.6 km northeast of Tongging, Kabupaten Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 (GMT) (2 earthquakes)
4 Jun 2021 22:23:23 GMT
1.2

10 km		39 km (24 mi)
Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
4 Jun 2021 22:23:21 GMT
1.5

10 km		36 km (22 mi)
4 km northeast of Tongging, Kabupaten Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Background

The 900-m-wide crater of Sibayak is partially filled on the north by Pinto volcano. A lava flow traveled through a gap in the western crater wall from the summit lava dome of Sibayak. Area residents record legends of eruptions. Neumann van Padang (1983) cited a report by Hoekstra of ash clouds that were emitted from the volcano in 1881.


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