Mount Sirung

 

Mount Sirung is a frequently active volcano located on Pantar Island, Indonesia. It has a 2 km wide caldera with a large sulphurous crater lake. A number of phreatic eruptions have occurred from vents within the caldera.

Location:	Pantar Island, Indonesia
Coordinates:	-8.515775, 124.133235
Volcano Type:	Complex volcano

 

Mount Sirung’s Location

 

Mount Sirung’s Latest Status

Currently Alert Level 1. In April 2022 PVMBG reported that white emissions rose from the crater. Seismicity remains low however.

 

Mount Sirungs’s Eruptive History

1934	First confirmed eruption (VEI=2). Ash fall in local villages.
1960	Eruption in March (VEI=2)
1964-65	Two small eruptions occurred, both of VEI=1
2012	May. Eruption occurred lasting three hours. Incandescent material ejected and ash column to 3.5km. Four days later, a further eruption occurred with ash rising to 3km. The Alert Level to upgraded to 3 and an exclusion zone set up.
2015	Eruption with Darwin VAAC confirming an ash plume to 1.5km. A further eruption occurred one day later.
2021	PVMBG reported that a phreatic eruption occurred, producing an ash plume to 2000m.
2022	PVMBG reported that white emissions rose from the crater. Seismicity remains low however.

 

Mount Sirung Monitoring

For monitoring of Indonesian Volcanoes, please refer to PVMBG.

 

Mount Sirung Images