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Sibualbuali volcano

Updated: Aug 17, 2022 17:22 GMT - Refresh

stratovolcano 1819 m
Sumatra (Indonesia), 1.56°N / 99.26°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Sibualbuali is an eroded Pleistocene stratovolcano with two solfatara fields on the eastern flank.

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Typical eruption style: Explosive
Sibualbuali volcano eruptions: unknown
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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Background

Rhyolitic-dacitic lava domes erupted from fissure vents along the Toru-Asik fault to the south are late Pleistocene or possibly Holocene in age and are considered part of the Sibualbuali volcanic center (Aspden et al., 1982). Source: Smithsonian GVP

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