Mount Sinabung

Mount Sinabung

On 1 February 2014 a further eruption occurred that sent clouds of hot ash into the air and engulfed nearby villages. people died as a result of the eruption, which occurred just after residents living more than five kilometers from the mountain had been allowed to return home following a lack of recent volcanic activity. Among the dead were a local television journalist and four high-school students along with their teacher, who were visiting the mountain to see the eruptions up close. Seven of the victims were members of the Indonesian Christian Student Movement (GMKI), who died while trying to save local residents as pyroclastic flows swept across Mount Sinabung.

Details

Age
Pleistocene
Type
Stratovolcano
Listing
Ribu
Location
Sumatra, Indonesia
Map Size
288
Image Size
300
Other Name
Gunung Sinabung (Indonesian) ᯑᯩᯞᯩᯰ ᯘᯫᯉᯆᯬᯰ, Deleng Sinabung (Batak Karo)
Elevation M
2460
Volcanic Arc
Sunda Arc
Last Eruption
2021
Label Position
right