Indonesia · Caldera
Suwoh
Suoh
- Type
- Caldera
- Elevation
- 1000m
- Last eruption
- 2024
- Type
- Caldera
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Sunda & Banda / Sunda Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1000m
- Coordinates
- -5.250, 104.270
- Last eruption
- 2024
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- No data
Geological summary
The 8 x 16 km Suoh (or Suwoh) depression appears to have a dominantly tectonic origin, but contains a smaller complex of overlapping calderas oriented NNE-SSW.
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From Wikipedia
Suoh or Suwoh is an 8 × 16 km wide volcano-tectonic depression in the southern part of Sumatra, Indonesia. Historical maars and silicic lava domes are found along the Great Sumatran fault line. Phreatic eruptions have been recorded after both the major 1933 and 1994 Liwa earthquake. It is located within the West Lampung Regency, Lampung Province. The volcano erupted again in a similar fashion on 24 May 2024.
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Eruption history
2 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 2
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1933 – 2024
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 4 (1933)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Detailed timeline
- 2024VEI 1Observed2024-05-24 – 2024-05-24Nirwana Crater
- 1933VEI 4Observed1933-07-10 – 1933-08-05Pematang Bata
Nearby volcanoes
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