Report on Karangetang (Indonesia) — 28 October-3 November 2009
Smithsonian Institution / US Geological Survey
Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 28 October-3 November 2009
Managing Editor: Sally Sennert.
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 2009. Report on Karangetang (Indonesia) (Sennert, S, ed.). Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 28 October-3 November 2009. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.
Karangetang
Indonesia
2.781°N, 125.407°E; summit elev. 1797 m
All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
Based on a pilot observation and analyses of satellite imagery, the Darwin VAAC reported that on 3 November an ash plume from Karangetang rose to an altitude of 3 km (10,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 90-185 km W.
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.
