April 13,

Wife in suburbia found the story below. Also...I was thinking...does anyone know when the section of the subduction zone south of the 1833 quake last failed? Any reason why the next quake might not just keep on going...unzipper another M9+?
Chris

0.97 S, 100.67 E, summit elevation 2896 m, stratovolcano
Tuesday 12th April 2005
Report by John Seach.
Talang volcano in Indonesia erupted this morning, with ash to 25,000 ft. Talang volcano is located in Sumatra, close to recent large earthquakes. Talang is on a list of volcanoes identified as eruption risks by John Seach following the large earthquakes in the region. (See Volcano Live news reports for10th April 2005, and 30th December 2004). The volcano is at alert level 4 (out of 4) and volcanic activity has been increasing following Mentawai earthquake of 10th April. Talang volcano is just 40 kilometers east of the coastal capital of West Sumatra province, Padang.