Report on Bamus (Papua New Guinea) — May 1990
Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, vol. 15, no. 5 (May 1990)
Managing Editor: Lindsay McClelland.
Bamus (Papua New Guinea) Seismicity decreases to near background
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 1990. Report on Bamus (Papua New Guinea) (McClelland, L., ed.). Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, 15:5. Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN199005-252110
Bamus
Papua New Guinea
5.2°S, 151.23°E; summit elev. 2248 m
All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
"Seismic activity from near the southern foot of Bamus virtually died out in May. There were only 97 events recorded, of which 15 were of ML >=3 (largest event, ML 3.8)."
Geological Summary. Symmetrical Bamus volcano, also referred to locally as the South Son, is located SW of Ulawun volcano, known as the Father. The andesitic stratovolcano is covered in rainforest and contains a breached summit crater filled with a lava dome. There is a cone on the southern flank, and a prominent 1.5-km-wide crater with two small adjacent cones halfway up the SE flank. Young pyroclastic-flow deposits are found on the flanks, and residents describe an eruption that took place during the late 19th century.
Information Contacts: P. de Saint-Ours and C. McKee, RVO.
