Mount Sinabung
Indonesia | Elevation: 2460m
Coordinates: 3.170, 98.392
About
Reactivated in 2010 after 400 years of dormancy. Frequent eruptions since then.
Eruption History
1600VEI 2
2010VEI 2
2013VEI 3
2014VEI 3
2016VEI 3
2016VEI 3
Continued explosive activity2014VEI 3
Pyroclastic flows killed 162013VEI 3
Major eruption phase begins2010VEI 2
Reawakened after 400 years1600VEI 2
Last eruption before dormancyVEI Scale (Volcanic Explosivity Index)
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Current Volcash Score
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