Volcanic eruption
See 1987 on the mapEruption of Sirung
1 Dec 1987 · Indonesia
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
- 1 Dec 1987
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Where
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- 8.50° S, 124.13° E
- Deaths
- 125
- Damage musd
- 5
- Houses destroyed
- 237
- Volcano type
- Complex volcano
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page