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Mount Talang

Talang

Stratovolcano · Indonesia · 2575m

Talang volcano, seen here from the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia observation post at Batu Barjangan on the NNE side, is located next to the older Pasar Arbaa volcano. Historical eruptions have originated from a valley on the NE flank and have consisted of mild explosive activity.
Talang volcano, seen here from the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia observation post at Batu Barjangan on the NNE side, is located next to the older Pasar Arbaa volcano. Historical eruptions have originated from a valley on the NE flank and have consisted of mild explosive activity. · Photo: Photo by Ruska Hadian, 1986 (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Sunda-Banda Volcanic Regions / Sunda Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2575m
Coordinates
-0.979, 100.681
Last eruption
2007
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

Talang is part of a large volcanic edifice just NW of Dibawah Lake. An older volcanic peak, Pasar Arbaao, is ~1.5 km W. The steep-sided Talang cone exhibits fumarolic activity but has no crater; it appears to have grown within a larger caldera. Recorded eruptions have mostly involved small-to-moderate explosive activity, first documented in the 19th century, that originated from a series of small craters in a valley on the NE flank.

From Wikipedia

Mount Talang (2,597 m [8,520 ft]) is an active stratovolcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Talang has two crater lakes on its flanks, the largest of which is 1 by 2 kilometres wide and is called Lake Talang.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1833~1850 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21868~1885 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21955~1972 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 21972~1990 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 11990~2007 · 5 eruptions · max VEI 218331868192019551990

Detailed timeline

  1. 2007VEI 2Observed
    2007-03-19 – 2007-06-22
    Main crater
  2. 2007VEI 2Observed
    2007-11-27 – 2007-12-16
  3. 2006VEI 1Observed
    2006-09-10 – 2006-09-10
  4. 2005VEI 2Observed
    2005-04-12 – 2005-07-18
    North & south flanks
  5. 2001VEI 1Observed
    2001-09-25 – 2001-11-15
    Kepundan Panjang & Kabuo, Gabuo Atas
  6. 1986VEI 1Geological estimate
    1986-07-16 – 1986-10-13
    NE flank (Panjang Crater)
  7. 1968VEI 1Observed
    1968-01-14 – 1968-01-14
    NE flank
  8. 1968VEI 2Observed
    1968-09-16 – 1968-10-16
    NE flank
  9. 1967VEI 1Observed
    1967-10-10 – 1967-10-10
    NE flank (200 m below summit)
  10. 1963VEI 2Observed
    1963-07-02 – Ongoing
  11. 1876VEI 2Observed
    1876 – Ongoing
    NE flank
  12. 1868 (±3 yrs)VEI ?Geological estimate
    1868 – Ongoing
  13. 1845VEI 2Observed
    1845-04-22 – Ongoing
    NE flank
  14. 1843VEI 2Observed
    1843-10-21 – Ongoing
    NE flank (some reports list 1842 date)
  15. 1833VEI 2Observed
    1833-10 – Ongoing
    NE flank

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