Suaru volcano

Updated: Aug 8, 2022 22:39 GMT - Refresh

Stratovolcano 2667 m / 8750 ft
Papua New Guinea, -6.25°S / 144.83°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Suaru volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than 2.58 million years ago (Pleistocene)
Lastest nearby earthquakes: No recent earthquakes

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Background

Suaru is a conical Pleistocene stratovolcano with three satellitic cones on the east flank. The volcano is extensively modified by seven narrow valleys that radiate from the dissected summit region (Mackenzie and Johnson 1984).
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Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

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