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Mount Sumbing

Sumbing

Stratovolcano · Indonesia · 2507m

Sumbing volcano in Kerinci-Seblat National Park is seen here from the east. Sumatra's Sumbing volcano has a complicated summit region containing several crater remnants and a 180-m-long crater lake. Its two known historical eruptions, in 1909 and 1921, produced moderate explosions. Hot springs occur at the SW foot of the volcano.
Sumbing volcano in Kerinci-Seblat National Park is seen here from the east. Sumatra's Sumbing volcano has a complicated summit region containing several crater remnants and a 180-m-long crater lake. Its two known historical eruptions, in 1909 and 1921, produced moderate explosions. Hot springs occur at the SW foot of the volcano. · Photo: Photo by Deb Martyr (Fauna & Flora International). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Sunda-Banda Volcanic Regions / Sunda Volcanic Arc
Elevation
2507m
Coordinates
-2.414, 101.728
Last eruption
1921
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

Smaller than its prominent namesake on Java, Sumatra's Sumbing volcano has a complicated summit region containing several crater remnants and a 180-m-long crater lake. Its only reported eruptions, in 1909 and 1921, produced moderate explosions. Hot springs occur at the SW foot of the volcano.

From Wikipedia

Mount Sumbing is a stratovolcano in the central region of Sumatra, Indonesia. The volcano has a complicated summit region with several craters and a 180 m-long (590 ft) crater lake.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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1909~1910 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21920~1921 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 219091911191519171920

Detailed timeline

  1. 1921VEI 2Observed
    1921-05-23 – 1921-06-03
  2. 1909VEI 2Observed
    1909-06-03 – 1909-07

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