Volcanic eruption
See 2013 on the mapEruption of Sinabung
15 Sep 2013 – 22 Jun 2018 · 3.17° N, 98.39° E
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.
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What the records say
- When
- 15 Sep 2013 – 22 Jun 2018
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 3.17° N, 98.39° E
- Vei
- 4
- Vent
- Summit crater and SE flank
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 261080
- Eruption number
- 20818
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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Includes 8 events
- Eruption of Sinabung15 Sep 2013 · Volcanic eruption
- Eruption of Sinabung1 Feb 2014 · Volcanic eruption
- Eruption of Sinabung20 Feb 2015 · Volcanic eruption
- Eruption of Sinabung16 Oct 2015 · Volcanic eruption
- Eruption of Sinabung9 May 2016 · Volcanic eruption
- Eruption of Sinabung21 May 2016 · Volcanic eruption
- Eruption of Sinabung13 Apr 2017 · Volcanic eruption
- Eruption of Sinabung27 Dec 2017 · Volcanic eruption
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- Earthquake — Indonesia: Banda Aceh2 Jul 2013 · Earthquake · Magnitude 6.1
- Eruption of Sinabung30 Aug 2010 · Volcanic eruption
- Earthquake — Indonesia: Sumatra6 Apr 2010 · Earthquake · Magnitude 7.8
- People's Uprising Rally2013 · Protest
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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