What the records say
- When
- 6 Aug 2010
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- 2.78° N, 125.41° E
- Vei
- 3
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 5
- Volcano type
- Stratovolcano
Karangetang
Volcano on Siau Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Karangetang, also known as Api Siau is a volcano on the north side of Siau Island off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The island covers 160 km2, and had 46,459 inhabitants in mid 2023. It is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, having erupted 41 times since 1675. A pyroclastic flow in 1997 killed three people. Karangetang is the tallest mountain in offshore North Sulawesi, at 1827 meters above sea level.
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2 sources record it
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- 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
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