Report on Talang (Indonesia) — 24 January-30 January 2007
Smithsonian / US Geological Survey Weekly Volcanic Activity Report,
24 January-30 January 2007
Managing Editor: Sally Kuhn Sennert
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 2007. Report on Talang (Indonesia). In: Sennert, S K (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 24 January-30 January 2007. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.
Talang
Indonesia
0.979°S, 100.681°E; summit elev. 2575 m
All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
CVGHM lowered the Alert Level at Talang to 2 (on a scale of 1-4) on 27 January due to a reduction in seismic activity since 23 November 2006 to 24 January 2007. Gas plumes were present from the South Crater and the Main Crater.
Geological Summary. Talang, which forms a twin volcano with the extinct Pasar Arbaa volcano, lies ESE of the major city of Padang and rises NW of Dibawah Lake. Talang has two crater lakes on its flanks; the largest of these is 1 x 2 km wide Danau Talang. The summit exhibits fumarolic activity, but which lacks a crater. Historical eruptions have mostly involved small-to-moderate explosive activity first documented in the 19th century that originated from a series of small craters in a valley on the upper NE flank.
Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)