Volcanic eruption
See 1970 on the mapEruption of Sirung
1970 · 8.50° S, 124.13° E
Mount Sirung is an active volcano complex volcano located on Pantar Island in the Alor archipelago of the eastern Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timor. The crater rim can be reached by an easy hike from the village of Kakamauta. Inside the crater is a large sulphurous crater lake and several active steam vents.
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What the records say
- When
- 1970
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 8.50° S, 124.13° E
- Vei
- 2
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 264270
- Eruption number
- 16364
- Vei modifier
- ?
Nearby in time and place
- Eruption of IliwerungDec 1973 · Volcanic eruption
- Eruption of Iya28 Jan 1969 · Volcanic eruption
- Eruption of PaluwehJan 1973 · Volcanic eruption
- Battle of Dili7 Dec 1975 · Battle
- Indonesian invasion of East Timor7 Dec 1975 · Military operation
- Operation Flamboyan31 Aug 1975 · Military operation
- East Timorese civil war11 Aug 1975 · Civil war
- Battle of Aileu23 Dec 1975 · Battle
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