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Mount Kaba

Kaba

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1962m
Last eruption
2000
Mount Kaba
Photo: Setiadarma (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Sunda & Banda / Sunda Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1962m
Coordinates
-3.516, 102.626
Last eruption
2000
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite

Geological summary

The Kaba volcanic massif is ~8 km long, elongated WSW-ENE, with a summit area that includes multiple large craters.

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From Wikipedia

Kaba is a volcano in Indonesia. In 1833 an eruption ejected water from the crater lake, forming lahars that produced damage and fatalities at Talang, Klingi, and Bliti villages.

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Eruption history

13 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
11
Uncertain eruptions
2
Span of confirmed record
1833 – 2000
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 2 (1956, the most recent of 9)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
6
Summary (VEI over time)
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1833~1850 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21850~1866 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21866~1883 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21900~1917 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21917~1933 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21933~1950 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21950~1967 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21983~2000 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 118331866191719501983

Detailed timeline

  1. 2000VEI 1Observed
    2000-08-22 – 2000-08-27
  2. 1956VEI 2Observed
    1956-03-22 – 1956-03-28
  3. 1952VEI 2Observed
    1952-04-01 – 1952-04-28
  4. 1950VEI 1Observed
    1950-03-16 – 1951-04-16
    Kaba Vogelsang
  5. 1939VEI 2Observed
    1939-11-19 – 1941-03-14
    Kaba Baru, Kaba Lama
  6. 1918VEI 2Method not stated
    1918-08-09 – end unknown
  7. 1907VEI 2Observed
    1907-07-02 – end unknown
    Kaba Baru
  8. 1873VEI 2Observed
    1873-07-02 – 1892-11-01
    Kaba Volgelsang and Kaba Baru
  9. 1868VEI 2Observed
    1868-10-16 – 1869-07-02
    Kaba Baru ? and Kaba Vogelsang
  10. 1853VEI 2Observed
    1853-11-16 – end unknown
  11. 1838VEI ?Method not stated
    1838-07-02 – end unknown
  12. 1834VEI 2Observed
    1834-11-16 – end unknown
  13. 1833VEI 2Observed
    1833-11-24 – 1833-11-25

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