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The small Soputan stratovolcano on the southern rim of the Quaternary Tondano caldera on the northern arm of Sulawesi Island is one of Sulawesi's most active volcanoes. The youthful, largely unvegetated volcano rises to 1784 m and is located SW of Sempu volcano. It was constructed at the southern end of a SSW-NNE trending line of vents. During historical time the locus of eruptions has included both the summit crater and Aeseput, a prominent NE-flank vent that formed in 1906 and was the source of intermittent major lava flows until 1924.
Stratovolcano 1784 m (5,853 ft)
North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1.11°N / 124.73°E
Current status: restless (2 out of 5)
Soputan webcams / live data | ReportsBooks
Soputan volcano eruptions:
1785, 1819, 1833(?), 1845, 1890, 1901, 1906, 1907, 1908-09, 1910, 1911-12, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1923-24, 1947, 1953, 1966-67, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991-96, 2000-03, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
Typical eruption style:Explosive, construction of lava domes, pyroclastic flows, strombolian activity.
Last earthquakes nearby
Soputan volcano tours Volcanoes and Spices (17-day volcano trekking tour to the Molucca Sea: N-Sulawesi, Karangetang and Halmahera)
Latest satellite images  Sentinel hub | Landsat 8
Volcano news: Soputan
Tue, 5 May 2020, 07:04
Plume rising from Soputan volcano on 4 May (image: PVMBG) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin recorded on 2 May at 00:07 local time new emissions of steam and ash that rose 1,148 ft (350 m) above the summit. Read more...PVMBG recorded 51 volcano-tectonic earthquakes. The warning bulletin states that ballistic impacts of volcanic bombs, pyroclastic flows and lava flows could affect an area of about 1.5 km distance from the main crater and 2.5 km zone away on the SW side. [ less] Thu, 2 Apr 2020, 00:45
Mon, 23 Mar 2020, 11:02
Soputan volcano on 22 March (image: PVMBG) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin recorded an explosive activity from the active crater with ash emissions that reached 14,000 ft (4,267 m) altitude. Read more...PVMBG recorded 16 volcano-tectonic earthquakes. The warning bulletin states that ballistic impacts of volcanic bombs, pyroclastic flows and lava flows could affect an area of about 2.5 km distance from the main crater. 
Seismicity recorded since December 2019 (image: PVMBG) [ less] Sun, 22 Mar 2020, 23:30
Satellite image of Soputan volcano on 22 Mar 2020
Background:The small Soputan stratovolcano on the southern rim of the Quaternary Tondano caldera on the northern arm of Sulawesi Island is one of Sulawesi's most active volcanoes. The youthful, largely unvegetated volcano rises to 1784 m and is located SW of Sempu volcano. It was constructed at the southern end of a SSW-NNE trending line of vents. During historical time the locus of eruptions has included both the summit crater and Aeseput, a prominent NE-flank vent that formed in 1906 and was the source of intermittent major lava flows until 1924.
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Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution
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