Volcanic eruption
See 2020 on the mapEruption of Sinabung
8 Aug 2020 – 23 Sep 2021 · 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
- 8 Aug 2020 – 23 Sep 2021
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 3.17° N, 98.39° E
- Vei
- 3
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 261080
- Eruption number
- 22365
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
- 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