Serua

Serua (Indonesia) is a stratovolcano. It rises to 608 m above sea level. The GVP records 10 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 1921.

Elevation: 608 m
Last eruption: 1921
Confirmed eruptions: 10
Max VEI: 4
Country: Indonesia
Location: 6.31° S, 130.02° E
Region (GVP): Inner Banda Volcanic Arc
GVP type: Stratovolcano
Tectonic setting: Subduction zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 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
18 September 1921	—	2	Summit and south flank · Observations: Reported
16 November 1919	—	2	Observations: Reported
2 July 1859	—	2	Observations: Reported
2 July 1858	—	2	Observations: Reported
16 September 1846	—	2	Observations: Reported
16 August 1844	16 September 1844	2	Observations: Reported
1694	—	3	Observations: Reported
4 June 1693	July 1693	4	Observations: Reported
15 June 1687	—	3	Observations: Reported
1683	—	3	Observations: Reported

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#265070)