Earthquake swarm near Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Island, Indonesia) 16-17 Feb

Mon, 20 Feb 2012, 12:11

12:11 PM | BY: T

Recent seismic activity near Tambora volcano

A swarm of earthquakes has occurred near Tambora volcano on 16 and 17 February. About 12 quakes larger than magnitude 2 were recorded at depths between 10 and 40 km, concentrated in an area near the coast about 30 km NE of the volcano. The largest quake a 4.8M quake at 18:12:39 WIB on 16 February.
Seismic unrest near the volcano has started last summer and could be an indicator of possible new activity in the foreseeable future.

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Previous news

Wed, 12 Oct 2011, 06:00

Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Island, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 12 October-18 October 2011 (New Activity / Unrest)

CVGHM reported that during 22 September-9 October plumes did not rise from Tambora; seismicity fluctuated, but declined overall. Based on visual observations, deformation data, and seismicity, the Alert Level was lowered to 2 (on a scale of 1-4) on 9 October. ... Read all

Wed, 7 Sep 2011, 06:00

Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Island, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 7 September-13 September 2011 (New Activity / Unrest)

Based on visual observation and seismic data, CVGHM reported an increase in activity at Tambora that started in April. Therefore, on 30 August, the Alert Level was raised to 2 (on a scale of 1-4). During 30 August-8 September seismicity continued to increase. ... Read all

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