Indonesia · Stratovolcano
Mount Agung
Agung
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 2997m
- Last eruption
- 2022
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Sunda & Banda / Sunda Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 2997m
- Coordinates
- -8.343, 115.508
- Last eruption
- 2022
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
Symmetrical Agung stratovolcano, Bali's highest and most sacred mountain, towers over the eastern end of the island.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Agung is an active volcano in Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia. It is located southeast of Mount Batur volcano, also in Bali. It is the highest point on Bali, and dominates the surrounding area, influencing the climate, especially rainfall patterns. From a distance, the mountain appears to be perfectly conical. From the peak of the mountain, it is possible to see the peak of Mount Rinjani on the nearby island of Lombok, to the east, although both mountains are frequently covered in clouds. Agung is a stratovolcano, with a large and deep crater. Its most recent eruptions occurred from 2017–2019.
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Eruption history
7 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 5
- Uncertain eruptions
- 2
- Span of confirmed record
- 1808 – 2022
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (1963, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 3
Detailed timeline
- 2022VEI 1Observed2022-04-03 – 2022-05-27
- 2022VEI 1Observed2022-12-13 – 2022-12-13
- 2017VEI 3Observed2017-11-21 – 2019-06-13Summit crater
- 1963VEI 5Observed1963-02-18 – 1964-01-27
- 1843VEI 5Observed1843-07-02 – end unknown
- 1821VEI 2Method not stated1821-03-16 – end unknown
- 1808VEI 2Observed1808-07-02 – end unknown
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