Mount Sinabung volcanoerupted in Sumatra Island of western
Indonesia. A huge column of ash was blasted and spread 7 km high to southeast and south of crater.
Mount Sinabung blew for nine minutes. It caused panic among the island’s residents. The
volcanic activity was accompanied by multiple earthquakes felt in nearby
villages. No casualties have been reported due to the eruption.
Indonesia has nearly 130 active volcanoes, more than
any other country.
Mount Sinabung:
Sinabung was inactive for around 400 years before it erupted in 2010, 2014 and February 2018. Since then it has become one of south east Asian nation’s most
active volcanoes.
Mount Sinabung is a Pleistocene-to-Holocene stratovolcano located in North Sumatra. It is particularlyprone to seismic activity due to its location on the Ring of Fire.
Ring
of Fire: It an arc of
volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
