Weekly Volcano Watch: 16 April 2009

Volcanic Activity Report: 8 April – 14 April 2009

Source: Global Volcanism program (GVP) – SI/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report

New activity/unrest:

• Ebeko, Paramushir Island
• Fernandina, Galápagos Islands
• Kliuchevskoi, Central Kamchatka (Russia)
• Llaima, Central Chile
• Miyake-jima, Izu Islands (Japan)
• Redoubt, Southwestern Alaska
• Sakura-jima, Kyushu

VoW: Kaba

Country:  Indonesia
Region:  Sumatra
Volcano Type:  Stratovolcano
Last Known Eruption: 2000
Summit Elevation:  1,952 m (6,404 feet)
Latitude: 3.52°S (3°31’0″S)
Longitude: 102.62°E (102°37’0″E)

Data Source: GVP

Mt. Kaba. Image Source: Mountain. Image may be subject to copyright.

Kaba, a twin volcano with Mount Hitam, has an elongated summit crater complex dominated by three large historically active craters trending ENE from the summit to the upper NE flank. The SW-most crater of 1952-m-high Gunung Kaba, Kawah Lama, is the largest. Most historical eruptions have affected only the summit region of the volcano. They mostly originated from the central summit craters, although the upper-NE flank crater Kawah Vogelsang also produced explosions during the 19th and 20th centuries. Photo by Setiadarma, 1989 (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia). Caption: GVP.

Ongoing Activity:

• Arenal, Costa Rica
• Batu Tara, Komba Island (Indonesia)
• Chaitén, Southern Chile
• Colima, México
• Dukono, Halmahera
• Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia)
• Kilauea, Hawaii
• Koryaksky, Eastern Kamchatka
• Rabaul, New Britain
• Shiveluch, Central Kamchatka
• Soufrière Hills, Montserrat
• Suwanose-jima, Ryukyu Islands (Japan)
• Tungurahua, Ecuador