Suoh, 1933

Large phreatic explosions at Suoh, in southern Sumatra, deposited tephra over an area of about 0.2 square kilometres. The activity coincided with a large tectonic earthquake in 1933 and is recorded as running from 10 July to 5 August.

Eruption start

1933-07-10

Eruption end

1933-08-05

Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI)

4

Volcano

Suoh

GVP volcano page

volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=261270

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: indonesia, sumatra, phreatic, earthquake

Coordinates: -5.25, 104.27

Part of Volcanic eruptions of VEI 4 from 1900 to 1949

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