Indonesia · Stratovolcano
Colo
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 404m
- Last eruption
- 1983
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Western Pacific / Sangihe Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 404m
- Coordinates
- -0.162, 121.601
- Last eruption
- 1983
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Trachyandesite / Basaltic trachyandesite
Geological summary
Colo volcano forms the isolated small island of Una Una in the middle of the Gulf of Tomini in northern Sulawesi.
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From Wikipedia
Colo is a stratovolcano in Indonesia. It forms the island of Una-Una at the middle of the Gulf of Tomini, the northern part of Sulawesi. The volcano is broad and has a low profile with only 507 metres (1,663 ft) above the sea level. It contains a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide caldera with a small volcanic cone inside. Three eruptions have been recorded, with two of them causing damage.
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Eruption history
3 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 3
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1898 – 1983
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 4 (1983)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 2
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1983VEI 4Observed1983-07-18 – 1983-12-16Gunung Colo
- 1938 (±10 yrs)VEI 1Observed1938-07-02 – end unknownGunung Colo
- 1898VEI 3Observed1898-05-02 – 1900-07-02Gunung Colo
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