Indonesia · Stratovolcano
Mount Tongkoko
Tangkoko-Duasudara
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1334m
- Last eruption
- 1880
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Western Pacific / Sangihe Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 1334m
- Coordinates
- 1.518, 125.185
- Last eruption
- 1880
- Tectonic setting
- Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Composite
- Major rock type
- Andesite / Basaltic andesite
Geological summary
The eastern peninsula at the far NE end of Sulawesi near the city of Bitung is occupied by a volcanic complex consisting of two major edifices within a nature reserve.
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From Wikipedia
Mount Tangkoko is a stratovolcano in the north of Sulawesi island in Indonesia. Its summit has an elongated deep crater.On the east flank is a flat lava dome, Batu Angus. Historical records only show eruptions in the 17th and 19th centuries, including a possible VEI5 eruption in 1680.
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Eruption history
7 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 7
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1680 – 1880
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 5 (1680)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 0
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1880VEI 1Observed1880-07-02 – end unknownBatu Angus
- 1843VEI 2Observed1843-07-02 – 1846-07-02Batu Angus
- 1821VEI 0Observed1821-07-02 – end unknownBatu Angus Baru
- 1801VEI 2Observed1801-07-02 – end unknownSummit and east flank (Batu Angus)
- 1694VEI 3Observed1694 – end unknown
- 1683VEI 3Observed1683 – end unknown
- 1680VEI 5Observed1680 – end unknown
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