Ranakah

Ranakah (Indonesia) is a lava dome. It rises to 2,288 m above sea level. The GVP records 2 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1991.

Elevation: 2,288 m
Last eruption: 1991
Confirmed eruptions: 2
Max VEI: 3
Country: Indonesia
Location: 8.64° S, 120.53° E
Region (GVP): Sunda Volcanic Arc
GVP type: Lava dome(s)
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type: Andesite / Basaltic Andesite

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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
16 March 1991	—	1	Anak Ranakah · Observations: Reported
28 December 1987	16 April 1989	3	Anak Ranakah · Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#264071)