Volcano news: Soputan
Soputan volcano (N-Sulawesi, Indonesia): ash eruption
Sun, 18 Jan 2015, 12:42
12:42 PM | BY: T
Soputan's ash plume today.(Image: PVMBG / CVGHM)
The event took place shortly after 11:30 am (local time) and was observed by from the volcano observatory. It had been preceded by a significant increase in seismicity during the past days since Wednesday. According to the local report, a rock avalanche (but apparently no pyroclastic flow) traveled down the western side of the dome, reaching a length of approx. 500 m.
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Previous news
Tue, 6 Jan 2015, 19:36
The volcano erupted this morning at 02:45 local time with a strong explosion from the summit lava dome. It sent an 6 km tall ash column to approx. 26,000 ft (8,5 km) altitude. ... read all
Thu, 14 Aug 2014, 16:31
Alert level was decreased to "Waspada" or 2 out of 4 recently as visual and seismic activity have decreased at the volcano recently. ... read all
Thu, 1 May 2014, 07:29
As the 5th volcano in Indonesia currently on orange alert, the alert level of Soputan was raised to "siaga" (or 3 on a scale of 1-4) by VSI this morning. The decision came as a result of a marked increase in seismic activity over the past day. ... read all
Sat, 15 Jun 2013, 14:36
VSI decreased the alert level back to level 2. The volcano is currently quiet and only degassing. ... read all
Mon, 22 Apr 2013, 16:12
Indonesian volcanologists raised the alert level to 3 out of 4 ("Siaga", alert) on 19 April. The decision was based on an increase in block avalanches and seismicity including numerous volcanic-tectonic VA earthquakes (rock fracturing) and long-period VB events corresponding to internal fluid movements. ... read all
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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