Volcanic eruption
See 1988 on the mapEruption of Kie Besi
29 Jul 1988 – 5 Aug 1988 · 0.32° N, 127.40° E
Makian, known to local people as Mount Kie Besi, is a volcanic island, one of the Maluku Islands within the province of North Maluku in Indonesia.
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What the records say
- When
- 29 Jul 1988 – 5 Aug 1988
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 0.32° N, 127.40° E
- Vei
- 3
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 268070
- Eruption number
- 16689
Makian
Island in North Maluku, Indonesia
Makian, known to local people as Mount Kie Besi, is a volcanic island, one of the Maluku Islands within the province of North Maluku in Indonesia. It lies near the southern end of a chain of volcanic islands off the western coast of the province's major island, Halmahera, and lies between the islands of Moti and Tidore to the north and Kayoa and the Bacan Group to the south.
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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