Karangetang
Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain Karangetang, also known as Api Siau ("Fire of Siau") is a volcano on the north side of Siau Island off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The island covers 160 km2, and had 46,459 inhabitants in mid 2023.[1][2] It is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, having erupted 41 times since 1675. A pyroclastic flow in 1997 killed three people.[3] Karangetang is the tallest mountain in offshore North Sulawesi, at 1827 meters above sea level.
Current activity
In August 2007 an eruptive episode forced evacuations from nearby areas.[4]
On 9 June 2009 the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia raised the eruption alert status of Karangetang to Level Orange.[5]
On 6 August 2010 Karangetang again erupted, spewing lava and ash hundreds of meters into the air. Four villagers are missing.[6][7]
On 11 March 2011, a few hours after an earthquake in Japan caused a Pacific-wide tsunami, Mount Karangetang again erupted.[8] There were no reports of serious damage or casualties, though lava and hot gas clouds were emitted onto its slopes.[8]
On September 2, 2013, the volcano began erupting again. There was another spell of activity from November 2018 onwards. On 20 July 2019 a new eruption started, continuing as of October 2019. This was accompanied by effusion of lava.[9]
Dense white gas-and-steam plumes were visible from Karangetang on most days during 13-19 September, rising as high as 300 m. Seismicity during 1-7 September indicated lava from the SW side of Main Crater (S crater) continued to effuse but at a decreased rate, and that the number of earthquakes indicating avalanches had also decreased, according to Vulcanological Survey of Indonesia.[9]
See also
- Temboko Lehi Beach
- List of volcanoes in Indonesia
- List of ultras of the Malay Archipelago
- Volcanological Survey of Indonesia
- 2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi
Footnotes
References
External links
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- ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakatya, 2024.
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- ↑ Arga, Adhityani (20 August 2007)"Top alert for Indonesia volcano, villagers evacuate", Reuters, 20 August 2007.
- ↑ VSI Alert
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- ↑ Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia
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