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Report on Karangetang (Indonesia) — 28 June-4 July 2006


Karangetang

Smithsonian Institution / US Geological Survey
Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 28 June-4 July 2006
Managing Editor: Sally Sennert.

Please cite this report as:

Global Volcanism Program, 2006. Report on Karangetang (Indonesia) (Sennert, S, ed.). Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 28 June-4 July 2006. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.

Weekly Report (28 June-4 July 2006)

Karangetang

Indonesia

2.781°N, 125.407°E; summit elev. 1797 m

All times are local (unless otherwise noted)


According to the Darwin VAAC, a small eruption at Karangetang on 3 July produced an ash plume observed on satellite imagery that reached an altitude of 3.7 km (12,000 ft) a.s.l.

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.

Source: Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC)