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Sibayak volcano

stratovolcano 2212 m
Sumatra, Indonesia, 3.25°N / 98.5°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: Explosive
Sibayak volcano eruptions: 1881
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Sun, 22 Sep 2019
Sun, 22 Sep 15:43 UTCM 2.3 / 10 km25 kmNorthern Sumatra, Indonesia
Sun, 22 Sep 10:05 UTCM 2.8 / 10 km29 kmNorthern Sumatra, Indonesia
Sibayak and Pinto are twin volcanoes within a compound caldera open to the north.

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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