Sinabung volcano (Sumatra, Indonesia): summit lava dome destroyed during 19 Feb explosion
Fri, 23 Feb 2018, 07:03
07:03 AM | BY: T
Comparision of Sinabung's summit before (t) and after (b) the 19 Feb explosion, removing the dome (image: Sutopo Purwo Nugroho @Sutopo_PN / twitter)
The volume involved was at least 1.6 million cubic meters of rock.
The volcano has continued to erupt with mild ash venting observed. Likely, the slow lava effusion continues as well, which would then result in the gradual rebuilding of the lava dome, but this might take some time. How much and if is matter of speculation only.
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