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Sarik Merapi

Sorikmarapi

Stratovolcano · Indonesia · 2145m

Sorikmarapi, seen here from the west, is a forested stratovolcano with a 600-m-wide summit crater containing a crater lake and substantial sulfur deposits. Another crater lake is located on the upper SE flank and several small craters occur within the main crater and on the outer flanks. Small explosive eruptions have been documented from summit and flank vents in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Sorikmarapi, seen here from the west, is a forested stratovolcano with a 600-m-wide summit crater containing a crater lake and substantial sulfur deposits. Another crater lake is located on the upper SE flank and several small craters occur within the main crater and on the outer flanks. Small explosive eruptions have been documented from summit and flank vents in the 19th and 20th centuries. · Photo: Photo by Tom Casadevall, 1987 (U.S. Geological Survey). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Sunda-Banda Volcanic Regions / Sunda Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2145m
Coordinates
0.683, 99.541
Last eruption
1986
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

Sorikmarapi is a forested stratovolcano with a 600-m-wide summit crater containing a lake and substantial sulfur deposits. A smaller upper SE flank crater (Danau Merah) also contains a crater lake; these two craters and a series of smaller explosion pits occur along a NW-SE line. Several solfatara fields are located on the E flank. Phreatic eruptions have occurred from summit and flank vents during the 19th and 20th centuries.

From Wikipedia

Sorikmarapi is a highly vegetated stratovolcano on Sumatra island, Indonesia. It has a 600 m wide of crater lake at the summit and some sulfur deposits. A small parasitic crater, called Danau Merah, is found at the upper southeast flank of the mountain and several solfatara fields at the eastern flank. During the 19th and 20th century, small phreatic eruptions occurred.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1829~1846 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21862~1879 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21879~1896 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21913~1929 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21963~1979 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21979~1996 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 118291862191319461979

Detailed timeline

  1. 1996VEI ?Geological estimate
    1996-05-05 – Ongoing
  2. 1986VEI 1Observed
    1986-07-05 – 1986-07-14
  3. 1970VEI 2Observed
    1970-07-02 – Ongoing
  4. 1917VEI 2Observed
    1917-05-20 – 1917-05-20
  5. 1893VEI 2Observed
    1893-01-04 – 1893-01-04
    East flank (Sibanggor Julu)
  6. 1892VEI 2Observed
    1892-05-21 – Ongoing
    Summit and east flank (Jurang Siunik)
  7. 1888VEI ?Geological estimate
    1888-02 – Ongoing
  8. 1879VEI 2Observed
    1879 – Ongoing
  9. 1866VEI ?Geological estimate
    1866 – Ongoing
  10. 1829VEI 2Observed
    1829 – Ongoing

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