Colo

Colo (Indonesia) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 404 m above sea level. The GVP records 3 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1983.

Elevation: 404 m
Last eruption: 1983
Confirmed eruptions: 3
Max VEI: 4
Country: Indonesia
Location: 0.16° S, 121.60° E
Region (GVP): Sangihe Volcanic Arc
GVP type: Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type: Trachyandesite / Basaltic Trachyandesite

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

Start	End	VEI	Vent and dating
18 July 1983	16 December 1983	4	Gunung Colo · Observations: Reported
2 July 1938 ± 10 years	—	1	Gunung Colo · Observations: Reported
2 May 1898	2 July 1900	3	Gunung Colo · Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#266010)