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Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-00814

This dramatic photo taken from the SE on May 9, 1988, shows ash-rich eruption plumes rising from vents on the north and south sides of the island.  The blue dots are a result of film damage.  The eruption occurred from a 3-km-long arcuate fissure that cut the island from the south coast to the 200-m elevation on the north flank.  The eruption plume reached a maximum height of 16.5 km.  Lava flows reached the north, NW, and south coasts, destroying two villages. Photo by I. Yoshida, 1988 (courtesy of Volcanological Survey of Indonesia).

This dramatic photo taken from the SE on May 9, 1988, shows ash-rich eruption plumes rising from vents on the north and south sides of the island. The blue dots are a result of film damage. The eruption occurred from a 3-km-long arcuate fissure that cut the island from the south coast to the 200-m elevation on the north flank. The eruption plume reached a maximum height of 16.5 km. Lava flows reached the north, NW, and south coasts, destroying two villages.

Photo by I. Yoshida, 1988 (courtesy of Volcanological Survey of Indonesia).

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