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Mount Kerinci

Kerinci

Stratovolcano · Indonesia · 3800m

The unvegetated summit of Gunung Kerinci in central Sumatra is seen here from Pengamatan on its southern flank. Kerinci is one of the most active volcanoes in Sumatra and has been the source of numerous moderate explosive eruptions since its first recorded eruption in 1838. The 13 x 25 km wide volcano rises above the surrounding plains.
The unvegetated summit of Gunung Kerinci in central Sumatra is seen here from Pengamatan on its southern flank. Kerinci is one of the most active volcanoes in Sumatra and has been the source of numerous moderate explosive eruptions since its first recorded eruption in 1838. The 13 x 25 km wide volcano rises above the surrounding plains. · Photo: Photo by Umar Rosadi, 2005 (Centre of Volcanology & Geological Hazard Mitigation, Volcanological Survey of Indonesia). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Sunda-Banda Volcanic Regions / Sunda Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3800m
Coordinates
-1.697, 101.264
Last eruption
2024
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

Gunung Kerinci in central Sumatra forms Indonesia's highest volcano and is one of the most active in Sumatra. It is capped by an unvegetated young summit cone that was constructed NE of an older crater remnant. There is a deep 600-m-wide summit crater often partially filled by a small crater lake that lies on the NE crater floor, opposite the SW-rim summit. The massive 13 x 25 km wide volcano towers 2400-3300 m above surrounding plains and is elongated in a N-S direction. Frequently active, Kerinci has been the source of numerous moderate explosive eruptions since its first recorded eruption in 1838.

From Wikipedia

Mount Kerinci, also spelled Kerintji, is an active stratovolcano and the highest mountain in Sumatra, Indonesia. At 3,805 metres (12,484 ft) above sea level, it provides Sumatra with the fifth-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world. It is surrounded by the lush forest of Kerinci Seblat National Park, home to several endangered species including the Sumatran tiger. Mount Kerinci is ranked 32nd by topographic isolation.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1838~1857 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21857~1875 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21875~1894 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21894~1912 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21912~1931 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21931~1950 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 21950~1968 · 7 eruptions · max VEI 21968~1987 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21987~2005 · 7 eruptions · max VEI 22005~2024 · 11 eruptions · max VEI 218381875193119682005

Detailed timeline

  1. 2024VEI 2Observed
    2024-05-28 – 2024-05-28
  2. 2022VEI 2Observed
    2022-10-15 – 2023-02-27
  3. 2018VEI 1Observed
    2018-04-21 – 2021-06-13
    Summit crater
  4. 2017VEI 1Observed
    2017-08-13 – 2017-08-13
    Summit crater
  5. 2016VEI 2Observed
    2016-03-31 – 2016-06-09
    Summit crater
  6. 2016VEI 1Observed
    2016-11-15 – 2016-11-21
    Summit crater
  7. 2013VEI 2Observed
    2013-06-02 – 2013-06-02
    Summit crater
  8. 2011VEI 1Observed
    2011-12-15 – 2011-12-15
    Summit crater
  9. 2009VEI 1Observed
    2009-04-01 – 2009-06-19
  10. 2008VEI 1Observed
    2008-03-24 – Ongoing
  11. 2007VEI 1Observed
    2007-09-09 – 2007-09-09
  12. 2004VEI 2Observed
    2004-06-22 – 2004-10-24
  13. 2001VEI 2Observed
    2001-05-12 – 2002-08-27
  14. 1999VEI 2Observed
    1999-03-16 – 1999-09-16
  15. 1998VEI 2Observed
    1998-07-04 – 1998-07-04
  16. 1998VEI 2Observed
    1998-11-03 – Ongoing
  17. 1996VEI 1Observed
    1996-08-16 – 1996-10-16
  18. 1990VEI 2Observed
    1990-12-31 – Ongoing
  19. 1971VEI 1Geological estimate
    1971-06-16 – 1971-06-16
  20. 1969VEI 2Observed
    1969-07-02 – 1970-07-02
  21. 1968VEI 2Observed
    1968-02-03 – 1968-03-18
  22. 1967VEI 2Observed
    1967-11-02 – Ongoing
  23. 1966VEI 2Observed
    1966-06-09 – 1966-06-30
  24. 1964VEI 2Observed
    1964-07-08 – 1964-07-08
  25. 1963VEI 2Observed
    1963-07-16 – Ongoing
  26. 1960VEI 2Observed
    1960-07-16 – Ongoing
  27. 1952VEI 2Observed
    1952-01-16 – 1952-06-16
  28. 1938VEI 2Observed
    1938-01-19 – 1938-03-18
  29. 1937VEI 2Observed
    1937-09-08 – Ongoing
  30. 1936VEI 2Observed
    1936-04-29 – 1936-04-29
  31. 1936VEI 2Observed
    1936-08-30 – 1936-08-30
  32. 1923VEI 1Observed
    1923-09 – 1923-09
  33. 1921VEI 2Observed
    1921-05 – 1921-06
  34. 1908VEI 2Observed
    1908-10 – 1909
  35. 1887VEI 2Observed
    1887-03-23 – 1887-03-30
  36. 1878VEI 2Observed
    1878-12-11 – Ongoing
  37. 1874VEI 2Observed
    1874 – Ongoing
  38. 1842VEI 2Observed
    1842 – Ongoing
  39. 1838VEI 2Observed
    1838 – Ongoing

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