Colo (volcano)

Colo
Elevation 507 m (1,663 ft) [1]
Location
Location Sulawesi, Indonesia
Geology
Type stratovolcano with caldera
Last eruption 1983

Colo is a stratovolcano in Indonesia. It forms a small island at the middle of the Gulf of Tomini, the northern part of Sulawesi. The volcano is broad and has a low profile with only 507 m above the sea level. It contains a 2 km wide caldera with a small volcanic cone inside. Only three eruptions have been recorded in the history with two of them causing damage.[1]

Contents

1898 eruption

The eruption had a VEI of 3, qualifying as 'severe'. It involved:

Evacuation was done, and there was damage to property.[2]

1983 eruption

This eruption was more violent and had a VEI of 4. It involved: Central vent eruption

Also, evacuation was done, and there was damage to property. Thankfully, nobody was killed.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Colo (Una-Una)". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0606-01=. Retrieved 2006-12-17. 
  2. ^ a b "Colo (Una Una) Eruptive History". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0606-01=&volpage=erupt. Retrieved 2006-12-17.