Sinabung volcano (Sumatra): eruption news and activity updates
Sinabung volcano (Sumatra, Indonesia): continuing explosions and active lava lobe
Sun, 24 Apr 2016, 16:59
16:59 PM | BY: T
Explosion from Sinabung last Friday
The glowing lava lobe seen from Berastaghi this evening
When these steeply emplaced lava lobes become too large, they also become unstable and begin to collapse. These collapses generate glowing rockfalls and small to moderate pyroclastic flows when enough material rich in gas is involved. From time to time, accumulated gas trapped beneath the dome also gives way to vertical explosions. These explosions have been occurring almost daily over the recent months, producing ash plume that rise 1-2 km, typically.
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Previous news
Thu, 31 Mar 2016, 09:21
The volcano continues to produce explosions and occasional small to moderate pyroclastic flows. read all
Tue, 22 Mar 2016, 16:08
Activity of the volcano continues essentially unchanged with very slow lava extrusion and intermittent small to moderate explosions at the lava dome. read all
Wed, 9 Mar 2016, 12:16
Explosions and generally small pyroclastic flows, sometimes happening together, continue to occur at the volcano at rates of a few per day on average. read all
Wed, 2 Mar 2016, 09:31
The activity of the volcano seems to have picked up. Our correspondent Andi who's there on one of our Volcano Special tours, reported: read all
Tue, 1 Mar 2016, 10:04
Small to moderate explosions continue to occur relatively frequently at the volcano. ... read all
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