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Mount Iya

Iya

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
618m
Last eruption
1969
Mount Iya
Photo: Ruska Hadian (Volcanological Survey of Indonesia) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Sunda & Banda / Sunda Volcanic Arc
Elevation
618m
Coordinates
-8.891, 121.641
Last eruption
1969
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary

Gunung Iya is the southernmost of a group of three volcanoes comprising a small peninsula south of the city of Ende on central Flores Island. The cones to the north, Rooja and Pui, appear to be slightly older and have not shown historical activity, although Pui has a youthful profile (a reported 1671 eruption of Pui was considered to have originated from Iya volcano). Iya, whose truncated southern side drops steeply to the sea, has had numerous moderate explosive eruptions during historical time.

From Wikipedia

Iya is an active stratovolcano located in the south-central part of the island of Flores, Indonesia, south of the city of Ende.

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Eruption history

11 recordedGlossary
Summary (VEI over time)
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1559~1600 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1641~1683 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31806~1847 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 21847~1889 · 5 eruptions · max VEI 21930~1971 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 315591641176518471930

Detailed timeline

  1. 1971VEI 1Method not stated
    1971-06-16 – 1971-06-16
  2. 1969VEI 3Observed
    1969-01-27 – 1969-01-30
    Crater II (upper SW flank)
  3. 1953VEI 2Observed
    1953-09-04 – 1953-09-05
  4. 1888VEI ?Method not stated
    1888-12-16 – end unknown
  5. 1882VEI 2Observed
    1882-07-02 – end unknown
  6. 1871VEI 2Observed
    1871-09-01 – end unknown
  7. 1868VEI 2Observed
    1868-05-04 – end unknown
  8. 1867VEI 2Observed
    1867-01-16 – end unknown
  9. 1844VEI 2Observed
    1844-05-16 – end unknown
  10. 1671VEI 3Observed
    1671 – end unknown
  11. 1559VEI ?Method not stated
    1559 – end unknown

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