Volcanic eruption
See 2016 on the mapEruption of Sinabung
21 May 2016 · 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.
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Part of Eruption of Sinabung
What the records say
- When
- 21 May 2016
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- 3.17° N, 98.39° E
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage musd
- 100
- 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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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page