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Rajabasa volcano

stratovolcano 1240 m
Sumatra, Indonesia, -5.78°S / 105.63°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) | Reports
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Typical eruption style: Explosive
Rajabasa volcano eruptions: No recent earthquakes
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
Rajabasa is a prominent, isolated volcano along the Sunda Strait at the SE-most tip of Sumatra.

Background:

The low, 1281-m-high conical volcano has a well-preserved 500 x 700 m summit crater with a swampy floor. The age of its most recent eruptions is not known, although fumarolic activity occurs on the foot and flanks of the volcano. Increased activity was reported in April 1863 and May 1892.

Source: Smithsonian GVP


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