Mt Lokon spews 2,000m column of pyroclasts
The latest eruption occurred at 07:57 a.m. local time Wednesday [UTC + 8 hrs] with a large plume from the Tompaluan crater moving to the northwest, Indonesia’s head of the Mt Lokon and Mount Mahawu observation post at Bandung Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Agency (PVMBG) said.
Lokon volcano has experienced increased seismic activity and multiple eruptions since late June 2011, he said.
Lokon’s previous eruption occurred on March 10, 2013.
Mount Lokon’s eruption seen from Tomohon, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, July 14, 2011. Image Credit: Jakarta Post/ANN. Image may be subject to copyright.
The authorities have imposed a 2.5 km exclusion zone from the crater, however, no evacuation reported as of posting.
Lokon-Empung Summary of Details
Country/ Region: Indonesia (Sulawesi)
Summit Elevation: 1,580 m
Coordinates: 1.358°N, 124.792°E
Mount Lokon, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, is located about 20 km from North Sulawesi provincial capital of Manado.
A map of volcanoes of Indonesia with eruptions since 1900.
Related Links
- Mount Lokon Eruption Forces 6,000 to Evacuate
- VolcanoWatch Weekly [28 Oct 2009]
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