Volcanic eruption
See 2008 on the mapEruption of Egon
15 Apr 2008 – 28 Apr 2008 · 8.68° S, 122.45° E
Mount Egon is a stratovolcano located in the southeastern part of the island of Flores, Indonesia in the area of Maumere bay. A landslide during the eruption on 29 January 2004 forced 6,000 people to evacuate the area. Activity of Gunung Egon on 15 April 2008 forced thousands of people to evacuate.
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What the records say
- When
- 15 Apr 2008 – 28 Apr 2008
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 8.68° S, 122.45° E
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 264160
- Eruption number
- 16278
Nearby in time and place
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page