Volcanic eruption
See 1979 on the mapEruption of Iliwerung
18 Jul 1979 · Indonesia
Iliwerung or Illiwerung is a complex volcano forming a prominent south-facing peninsula on Lembata Island in southern Indonesia. It contains north-south and northwest-southeast trending lines of craters and lava domes, with the summit dome having formed by a VEI-3 eruption in 1870.
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What the records say
- When
- 18 Jul 1979
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- 8.53° S, 123.57° E
- Deaths
- 1239
- Injuries
- 32
- Volcano type
- Complex volcano
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page