Complex volcanoes

Sangeang Api

Sangeang Api (Indonesia) is a complex volcano. It rises to 1,912 m above sea level. The GVP records 20 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2022.

Elevation
1,912 m
Last eruption
2022
Confirmed eruptions
20
Max VEI
3
Country
Indonesia
Location
8.20° S, 119.07° E
Region (GVP)
Sunda Volcanic Arc
GVP type
Complex
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Main rock type
Trachybasalt / Tephrite Basanite

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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.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
17 February 2022 17 February 2022 2 Observations: Reported
25 February 2017 10 June 2020 2 Summit crater, Doro Api cone · Observations: Reported
30 May 2014 5 November 2015 3 Summit crater and east flank · Observations: Reported
2 July 1997 2 July 1999 2 Observations: Reported
30 July 1985 16 February 1988 3 Doro Api · Observations: Reported
28 February 1966 16 November 1966 2 Observations: Reported
29 January 1964 1 December 1965 2 Doro Api · Observations: Reported
2 July 1958 — 1 Observations: Reported
2 July 1957 — 1 Observations: Reported
16 December 1956 — 1 Observations: Reported
2 July 1955 — 1 Observations: Reported
4 November 1954 — 2 Observations: Reported
26 April 1954 — 2 Observations: Reported
19 March 1953 15 May 1953 3 Doro Api · Observations: Reported
2 July 1927 — 2 Observations: Reported
16 April 1912 — 2 Observations: Reported
13 February 1911 2 March 1911 2 Doro Api · Observations: Reported
11 September 1860 16 October 1860 2 Observations: Reported
23 March 1821 — 2 Observations: Reported
1715 — 2 Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#264050)