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Rokatenda

Paluweh

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
875m
Last eruption
2013
Rokatenda
Photo: Volcanological Survey of Indonesia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Sunda & Banda / Sunda Volcanic Arc
Elevation
875m
Coordinates
-8.320, 121.708
Last eruption
2013
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary

Paluweh, also known as Rokatenda, forms the 8-km-wide island of Palu'e north of the volcanic arc that cuts across Flores Island. The broad irregular summit region contains overlapping craters up to 900 m wide and several lava domes. Several flank vents occur along a NW-trending fissure. A large eruption in 1928 included strong explosive activity accompanied by landslide-induced tsunamis and lava dome emplacement. Pyroclastic flows in August 2013 resulted in fatalities.

Eruption history

10 recordedGlossary
Summary (VEI over time)
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1650~1686 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31831~1867 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1903~1940 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 31940~1976 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 31976~2012 · 4 eruptions · max VEI 316501722183119031976

Detailed timeline

  1. 2012VEI 3Observed
    2012-10-08 – 2013-10-31
    Rokatenda
  2. 1985VEI 1Observed
    1985-02-03 – 1985-02-03
    Rokatenda (west side of lava dome)
  3. 1984VEI 2Observed
    1984-05-09 – 1984-05-21
    Rokatenda (west side of lava dome)
  4. 1980VEI 2Observed
    1980-11-05 – 1981-09-16
    Rokatenda
  5. 1973VEI 2Observed
    1973-10-27 – 1973-10-28
  6. 1972VEI 3Observed
    1972-10-22 – 1973-01-16
    Rokatenda
  7. 1963VEI 2Observed
    1963-12-31 – 1966-03-16
    Rokatenda (1928 crater)
  8. 1928VEI 3Observed
    1928-08-04 – 1928-09-25
    Rokatenda
  9. 1831VEI ?Method not stated
    1831-07-02 – end unknown
  10. 1650 (±50 yrs)VEI 3Observed
    1650 – end unknown

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