Eruption of Sorikmarapi
1829 · 0.68° N, 99.54° E
Sorikmarapi is a highly vegetated stratovolcano on Sumatra island, Indonesia. It has a 600 m wide of crater lake at the summit and some sulfur deposits. A small parasitic crater, called Danau Merah, is found at the upper southeast flank of the mountain and several solfatara fields at the eastern flank.
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What the records say
- When
- 1829
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 0.68° N, 99.54° E
- Vei
- 2
- Date uncertainty
- year uncertain
- Dated by
- Observations: Reported
- Volcano number
- 261120
- Eruption number
- 15406
Sorikmarapi
Stratovolcano on Sumatra, Indonesia
Sorikmarapi is a highly vegetated stratovolcano on Sumatra island, Indonesia. It has a 600 m wide of crater lake at the summit and some sulfur deposits. A small parasitic crater, called Danau Merah, is found at the upper southeast flank of the mountain and several solfatara fields at the eastern flank. During the 19th and 20th century, small phreatic eruptions occurred.
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Nearby in time and place
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