Soputan

Overlooking the Soputan

Soputan is a very active stratovolcano on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Between 1405 and 2007 there were 34 eruptions of Soputan, including 28 since 1901 The outbreaks are usually carried out according to the same pattern. Explosive eruptions and pyroclastic flows, lava flows often, less often with phreatomagmatic explosions. The strength was moving on the Vulkanexplosivitätsindex 1 to 3

Soputan has as a young volcano little vegetation. The striking northeast flank of the mountain formed in 1906 due to lava flows, which lasted until 1924.

On the morning of June 6, 2008, there was the penultimate eruption with ash up to two kilometers high.

On 3 July 2011, the last eruption took place, was ejected in the ash, smoke and gas. A safety zone of 6 miles was established.

On 14 August 2011, he broke again several times. In addition to a mile-high column of smoke and lava came from.