Talakmau volcano
Updated: Jun 6, 2023 05:22 GMT -
stratovolcano 2919 m
Sumatra (Indonesia), 0.08°N / 99.98°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Sumatra (Indonesia), 0.08°N / 99.98°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Talakmau (also known as Talamau) is a massive compound volcano rising above the western coastal plain of Sumatra.
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Talakmau volcano eruptions: 1937 (smoke emission)
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Monday, May 29, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| May 29, 2023 7:56 pm (GMT +7) (May 29, 2023 12:56 GMT) | 3.6 10 km | 31 km (19 mi) 82 km northwest of Bukittinggi, Sumatra Barat, Indonesia | ||
| Tuesday, May 23, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| May 23, 2023 10:31 pm (GMT +7) (May 23, 2023 15:31 GMT) | 3.0 10 km | 7.8 km (4.8 mi) 68 km northwest of Bukittinggi, Sumatra Barat, Indonesia | ||
Background
The andesitic-dacitic volcano is constructed along a NE-SW line, rising to 2912 m, more than 700 m above its twin volcano Pasaman to the SW, which has its own adventive cone, Bukit Nilam, lying 3.4 km to the SW. Three craters along the same NE-SW trend occur at the summit of Talakmau; the NE-most and highest crater is filled by a lava dome. Reports of historical eruptions, including one with rumblings and "smoke" emission in 1937, are considered doubtful, but eruptive activity has occurred during the Holocene.Source: Smithsonian GVP
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