Indonesia · Stratovolcano
Mount Mahawu
Mahawu
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1299m
- Last eruption
- 1977
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Western Pacific / Sangihe Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1299m
- Coordinates
- 1.352, 124.865
- Last eruption
- 1977
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The elongated Mahawu volcano immediately east of Lokon-Empung volcano is the northernmost of a series of young volcanoes along a SSW-NNE line near the margin of the Quaternary Tondano caldera. Mahawu is capped by a 180-m-wide, 140-m-deep crater that sometimes contains a small crater lake, and has two pyroclastic cones on its N flank. Historical activity has been restricted to occasional small explosive eruptions recorded since 1789. In 1994 fumaroles, mudpots, and small geysers were observed along the shores of a greenish-colored crater lake.
From Wikipedia
Mount Mahawu is a stratovolcano located immediately east from Lokon-Empung volcano in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The volcano is capped with 180 m wide and 140 m deep crater with two pyroclastic cones in the northern flanks. A small explosive eruption was recorded in 1789. In 1994, fumaroles, mudpots and small geysers activities were observed along the greenish shore of a crater lake.
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Eruption history
7 recordedGlossaryDetailed timeline
- 1977VEI 0Observed1977-11-16 – end unknown
- 1958VEI 2Observed1958-07-12 – 1958-07-29
- 1952VEI 2Observed1952-07-02 – end unknown
- 1904VEI 2Observed1904-10-04 – end unknown
- 1846VEI 2Observed1846-07-02 – end unknown
- 1789VEI 2Observed1789-12-31 – end unknown
- 1788VEI ?Observed1788 – end unknown
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