Indonesia · Stratovolcano
Mount Iya
Iya
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 618m
- Last eruption
- 1969
- 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.
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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 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 8
- Uncertain eruptions
- 3
- Span of confirmed record
- 1671 – 1969
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 3 (1969, the most recent of 2)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1971VEI 1Method not stated1971-06-16 – 1971-06-16
- 1969VEI 3Observed1969-01-27 – 1969-01-30Crater II (upper SW flank)
- 1953VEI 2Observed1953-09-04 – 1953-09-05
- 1888VEI ?Method not stated1888-12-16 – end unknown
- 1882VEI 2Observed1882-07-02 – end unknown
- 1871VEI 2Observed1871-09-01 – end unknown
- 1868VEI 2Observed1868-05-04 – end unknown
- 1867VEI 2Observed1867-01-16 – end unknown
- 1844VEI 2Observed1844-05-16 – end unknown
- 1671VEI 3Observed1671 – end unknown
- 1559VEI ?Method not stated1559 – end unknown
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