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Simbo

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  • Primary Volcano Type
  • Last Known Eruption
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  • 8.292°S
  • 156.52°E

  • 335 m
    1099 ft

  • 255050
  • Latitude
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  • Summit
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Most Recent Weekly Report: 20 September-26 September 2006 Citation IconCite this Report

Residents on Simbo Island reported feeling seven "earth tremors" on 21 September, and others in recent days. None of the events caused damage. The Solomon Islands Seismology Division does not have monitoring equipment on the island.

Source: Solomon Star

Weekly Reports - Index


2006: September


20 September-26 September 2006 Citation IconCite this Report

Residents on Simbo Island reported feeling seven "earth tremors" on 21 September, and others in recent days. None of the events caused damage. The Solomon Islands Seismology Division does not have monitoring equipment on the island.

Source: Solomon Star


The Global Volcanism Program has no Bulletin Reports available for Simbo.

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Eruptive History

There is data available for 1 confirmed Holocene eruptive periods.

1910 ± 10 years Confirmed Eruption  

Episode 1 | Eruption Episode Ngusuna crater?
1910 ± 10 years - Unknown Evidence from Correlation: Anthropology

List of 2 Events for Episode 1 at Ngusuna crater?

Start Date End Date Event Type Event Remarks
   - - - -    - - - - Phreatic activity Uncertain
   - - - -    - - - - Evacuations
Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Simbo.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Simbo.

GVP Map Holdings

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Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Simbo in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

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