Re: Talang volcano erupting near Great Sumatra fault...why not another 9+? - more volcanic activity
Posted by Canie on April 13, 2005 at 19:44:07:

There have been 3 new active volcanos in the last week in Indonesia!
Info from link below:
New Activity: | Krakatau, Indonesia | Talang, Indonesia | Tangkubanparahu, Indonesia


KRAKATAU Indonesia 6.10°S, 105.43°E; summit elev. 813 m; All times are local
(= UTC + 7 hours)


On 13 April at 0800, DVGHM raised the Alert Level at Krakatau to 2 (on a scale
of 1-4).


Background. The renowned Krakatau volcano lies in the Sunda Strait between
Java and Sumatra. Collapse of the ancestral Krakatau edifice, perhaps in 416
AD, resulted in a 7-km-wide caldera. Remnants of this volcano formed Verlaten
and Lang Islands; subsequently Rakata, Danan, and Perbuwatan volcanoes were
formed, coalescing to create the pre-1883 Krakatau Island. Caldera collapse
during the catastrophic 1883 eruption destroyed Danan and Perbuwatan
volcanoes, and left only a remnant of Rakata volcano. The post-collapse cone
of Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau), constructed within the 1883 caldera at a
point between the former cones of Danan and Perbuwatan, has been the site of
frequent eruptions since 1927.


Source: Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation
http://www.vsi.esdm.go.id/news/index.htm
Krakatau Information from the Global Volcanism Program
http://www.vsi.esdm.go.id/portal/html/index.php

TALANG Sumatra, Indonesia 00.98°S, 100.68°E; summit elev. 2,896 m; All times
are local (= UTC + 7 hours)


On 12 April during 0340-0600, an eruption at Talang produced an ash plume that
rose to a height of ~1 km above the crater (~12,800 ft a.s.l.). About 4 mm of
ash fell in the village of Bukit Sileh, NE of the volcano. The Alert Level was
raised to 4, the highest level. News articles reported that thousands of
residents near the volcano evacuated. Several days prior to the eruption,
a "gray ash cloud" was visible rising to ~100 m above the volcano's summit
(9,800 ft a.s.l.).


On 13 April volcanic and seismic activity decreased in comparison to the
previous day. A "white-gray ash plume" rose 250 m (10,300 ft a.s.l.) above
Kawah Mati crater, and gas was emitted from Gabuo Atas crater. There was a
decrease in the number of deep volcanic, shallow volcanic, and explosion
earthquakes. Talang remained at Alert Level 4.


Background. Talang, which forms a twin volcano with the extinct Pasar Arbaa
volcano, has two crater lakes on its flanks. The largest of these is 1 x 2 km
wide Danau Talang. No historical eruptions have occurred from the summit of
the volcano, which lacks a crater. All historical eruptions from Gunung Talang
volcano have involved small-to-moderate 19th-century explosive activity
originating from a series of small craters in a valley on the upper NE flank.


Source: Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation
http://www.vsi.esdm.go.id/portal/html/index.php, AFP
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1317370,00050004.htm
Talang Information from the Global Volcano Program
http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0601-16=

TANGKUBANPARAHU western Java, Indonesia 6.77°S, 107.60°E; summit elev. 2,084
m; All times are local (= UTC + 7 hours)


On 13 April at 0700 DVGHM raised the Alert Level at Tangkubanparahu to 2 (on a
scale of 1-4) due to an increase in seismicity at the volcano. In addition to
an increase in seismicity in comparison to the previous day, there was a
strong scent of sulfur near Ratu crater. On the 13th at 1300 the Alert Level
was raised to 3 due to a further increase in seismicity and the occurrence of
tremor. No ash plume was observed. Visitors were banned from the summit and
crater area.


Background. Tangkubanparahu is a broad shield-like stratovolcano overlooking
Indonesia's former capital city of Bandung that was constructed within the 6 x
8 km Pleistocene Sunda caldera. The volcano's low profile is the subject of
legends referring to the mountain of the "upturned boat." The rim of Sunda
caldera forms a prominent ridge on the western side; elsewhere the caldera rim
is largely buried by deposits of Tangkubanparahu volcano. The dominantly small
phreatic historical eruptions recorded since the 19th century have originated
from several nested craters within an elliptical 1 x 1.5 km summit depression.
Tangkubanparahu last erupted in September 1983, when ash rose up to 150 m
above the rim of Kawah Ratu.


Source: Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation
http://www.vsi.esdm.go.id/portal/html/index.php
Tangkubanparahu Information from the Global Volcanism Program
http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0603-
09=&VErupt=Y&VSources=Y&VRep=Y&VWeekly=Y


See link for more info and maps



Follow Ups:
     ● Re: Talang volcano erupting near Great Sumatra fault...why not another 9+? - more volcanic activity - Cathryn  15:44:43 - 4/17/2005  (25630)  (1)
        ● Re: Talang volcano erupting near Great Sumatra fault...why not another 9+? - more volcanic activity - Canie  18:23:52 - 4/17/2005  (25632)  (0)