What the records say
- When
- 30 Aug 2010
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- 3.17° N, 98.39° E
- Vei
- 3
- Deaths
- 2
- Volcano type
- Stratovolcano
Mount Sinabung
Active volcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Mount Sinabung is an active stratovolcano consisting of andesite and dacite in the Karo plateau of Karo Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Lake Toba. Many old lava flows are on its flanks and the last known eruption, before recent times, occurred 1200 years before present, between 740 - 880 CE.
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- 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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