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Mount Serua

Serua

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
608m
Last eruption
1921
The small, 2 x 4 km island of Serua, seen here from the north, is elongated in a NE-SW direction. An unvegetated lava dome forms the summit of the volcano, which rises 3600 m above the Banda Sea floor. The 641-m-high truncated central cone is surrounded by an old somma wall. Serua, also known as Legatala, is one of the most active of the Banda Sea volcanoes, with many eruptions recorded since the 17th century.
The small, 2 x 4 km island of Serua, seen here from the north, is elongated in a NE-SW direction. An unvegetated lava dome forms the summit of the volcano, which rises 3600 m above the Banda Sea floor. The 641-m-high truncated central cone is surrounded by an old somma wall. Serua, also known as Legatala, is one of the most active of the Banda Sea volcanoes, with many eruptions recorded since the 17th century. · Photo: Copyrighted photo by Michael Thirnbeck, 2007.
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
Indonesia
Region
Sunda & Banda / Inner Banda Volcanic Arc
Elevation
608m
Coordinates
-6.312, 130.017
Last eruption
1921
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary

The 2 x 4 km island of Serua is the emergent summit of a volcano rising 3,600 m above the Banda Sea floor. A truncated central cone surrounded by an old crater wall is capped by the Gunung Wuarlapna lava dome. This andesitic volcano, also known as Legatala, lies near the center of the Banda arc and has had many eruptions recorded since the 17th century.

Eruption history

12 recordedGlossary
Summary (VEI over time)
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1683~1707 · 5 eruptions · max VEI 41826~1850 · 3 eruptions · max VEI 21850~1873 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 21897~1921 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 216831731180218501897

Detailed timeline

  1. 1921VEI 2Observed
    1921-09-18 – end unknown
    Summit and south flank
  2. 1919VEI 2Observed
    1919-11-16 – end unknown
  3. 1859VEI 2Observed
    1859-07-02 – end unknown
  4. 1858VEI 2Observed
    1858-07-02 – end unknown
  5. 1846VEI 2Observed
    1846-09-16 – end unknown
  6. 1845VEI 2Method not stated
    1845-07-02 – end unknown
  7. 1844VEI 2Observed
    1844-08-16 – 1844-09-16
  8. 1694VEI 3Observed
    1694 – end unknown
  9. 1693VEI 4Observed
    1693-06-04 – 1693-07
  10. 1692VEI ?Method not stated
    1692-06-04 – end unknown
  11. 1687VEI 3Observed
    1687-06-15 – end unknown
  12. 1683VEI 3Observed
    1683 – end unknown

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