Indonesia · Stratovolcano
Mount Tandikat
Tandikat-Singgalang
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2879m
- Last eruption
- 1924
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Sunda & Banda / Sunda Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2879m
- Coordinates
- -0.431, 100.319
- Last eruption
- 1924
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
This volcanic complex is dominated by the Singgalang stratovolcano and the smaller Tandikat edifice ~4.5 km SSW.
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From Wikipedia
Tandikat is an active stratovolcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Its elevation is 2,438 m (7,999 ft). It is a twin volcano with Mount Singgalang, which is located to the north-north-east of Tandikat. However, only Tandikat has had historical volcanic activity. The city of Padang Panjang is located at the foot of the mountain.
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Eruption history
4 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 1
- Span of confirmed record
- 1889 – 1924
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 1 (1924, the most recent of 3)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1924VEI 1Observed1924-04-16 – 1924-04-16Tandikat
- 1914VEI 1Observed1914-05-31 – end unknownTandikat
- 1892VEI ?Method not stated1892-07-02 – end unknownTandikat
- 1889VEI 1Observed1889-02-19 – 1889-12-04Tandikat summit crater and upper NE flank
Nearby volcanoes
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