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Mount Sindoro

Sundoro

Stratovolcano · Indonesia · 3149m

Farmers cultivate land on the eastern flank of Gunung Sundoro in Java. The stratovolcano immediately NW of Sumbing volcano towers 2,500 m above its base. A small lava dome occupies the summit crater, which has fed lava flows in all directions. Historical eruptions typically have consisted of mild-to-moderate phreatic explosions, mostly from the summit crater, although flank vents were also active in 1882 and 1903.
Farmers cultivate land on the eastern flank of Gunung Sundoro in Java. The stratovolcano immediately NW of Sumbing volcano towers 2,500 m above its base. A small lava dome occupies the summit crater, which has fed lava flows in all directions. Historical eruptions typically have consisted of mild-to-moderate phreatic explosions, mostly from the summit crater, although flank vents were also active in 1882 and 1903. · Photo: Photo by Lee Siebert, 1995 (Smithsonian Institution). · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Sunda-Banda Volcanic Regions / Sunda Volcanic Arc
Elevation
3149m
Coordinates
-7.301, 109.997
Last eruption
1971
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Geological summary

Gunung Sundoro, in central Java, is located between the Dieng complex to the NW and Sumbing volcano to the SE. The large Kembang cone is about 2.5 km from the summit on the SW flank. A small lava dome occupies the summit crater, and numerous phreatic explosion vents are present in the summit area. Lava flows extend in all directions from the summit crater. Deposits of a large debris avalanche are located below the NE flank. Pyroclastic-flow deposits dated at 1,720 years before present extend as far as 13 km from the summit. Recorded eruptions typically have consisted of mild-to-moderate phreatic explosions, mostly from the summit crater. Flank vents were also active in 1882 and 1903.

From Wikipedia

Mount Sindoro, Mount Sindara or Mount Sundoro is a semi-active stratovolcano in Central Java, Indonesia. Parasitic craters and volcanic cones are found in the northwest-southern flanks; the largest is called Kembang. A small lava dome occupies the volcano's summit. Historical eruptions have been mostly mild to moderate.

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Eruption history

Summary (VEI over time)
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230~404 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?404~578 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1797~1971 · 9 eruptions · max VEI 2230578110114491797

Detailed timeline

  1. 1971VEI 2Observed
    1971-10-29 – 1971-11-09
  2. 1906VEI 2Observed
    1906-09-22 – 1906-12-20
    Summit crater K5
  3. 1903VEI 2Observed
    1903-10-17 – 1903-10-21
    Upper NE and SW flanks (2850-2980 m)
  4. 1902VEI 1Observed
    1902-05-01 – 1902-05-25
  5. 1887VEI 2Observed
    1887-11-13 – 1887-11-14
  6. 1883VEI 2Observed
    1883-08 – Ongoing
  7. 1882VEI 2Observed
    1882-04-01 – 1882-04-07
    Summit, NW and NE flanks
  8. 1818VEI 2Observed
    1818 – Ongoing
  9. 1806VEI 2Observed
    1806 – Ongoing
  10. 470VEI ?Geological estimate
    470 – Ongoing
  11. 230VEI ?Geological estimate
    230 – Ongoing

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