Eruption of Lokon-Empung
23 Dec 2002 – 1 Apr 2003 · 1.36° N, 124.80° E
Mount Lokon, also known as Gunung Lokon, together with Mount Empung, is a twin volcano in the Tomohon, Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, roughly 10 km (6 mi) south of Manado. Both rise above the Tondano plain and are among active volcanoes of Sulawesi. Mount Lokon has a flat and craterless top.
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What the records say
- When
- 23 Dec 2002 – 1 Apr 2003
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 1.36° N, 124.80° E
- Vei
- 2
- Vent
- Tompaluan
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 266100
- Eruption number
- 16462
Mount Lokon
Mountain in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Mount Lokon, also known as Gunung Lokon, together with Mount Empung, is a twin volcano in the Tomohon, Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, roughly 10 km (6 mi) south of Manado. Both rise above the Tondano plain and are among active volcanoes of Sulawesi. Mount Lokon has a flat and craterless top. Its active crater is located on its foot, named "Tompaluan" crater.
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Nearby in time and place
- Eruption of Ambang22 Dec 2005 · Volcanic eruption
- Earthquake — Indonesia: Sulawesi: Luwuk, Banggai, Peleng,4 May 2000 · Earthquake · Magnitude 7.6
- Eruption of Karangetang17 Apr 1997 · Volcanic eruption
- Earthquake — Indonesia: Mangole, Manado, Taliabu29 Nov 1998 · Earthquake · Magnitude 7.7
- Poso riots25 Dec 1998 · Riot
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