Global Volcanism Program | Volcanic Activity Report on Karangetang (Indonesia)

Volcanic Activity Report on Karangetang (Indonesia) — 3 June-9 June 2015

Smithsonian Institution / US Geological Survey
Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 3 June-9 June 2015
Managing Editor: Sally Sennert

Please cite this report as:

Global Volcanism Program, 2015. Report on Karangetang (Indonesia) (Sennert, S, ed.). Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 3 June-9 June 2015. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey. https://volcano.si.edu/showreport.cfm?gvpvar=GVP.WVAR20150603-267020

Karangetang

Indonesia

All times are local (unless otherwise noted)

On 5 June BNPB reported that activity at Karangetang remained high; a total of 339 people (106 families) remained displaced.

Source: Badan Nacional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB)

Geological Summary. Karangetang (Api Siau) volcano lies at the northern end of the island of Siau, about 125 km NNE of the NE-most point of Sulawesi. The stratovolcano contains five summit craters along a N-S line. It is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, with more than 40 eruptions recorded since 1675 and many additional small eruptions that were not documented (Neumann van Padang, 1951). Twentieth-century eruptions have included frequent explosive activity sometimes accompanied by pyroclastic flows and lahars. Lava dome growth has occurred in the summit craters; collapse of lava flow fronts have produced pyroclastic flows.