Tarowa Volcano
Updated: May 19, 2024 06:43 GMT -
Caldera 755 m / 2477 ft
Sumbawa Island, Indonesia, -8.7°S / 118.16°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
Sumbawa Island, Indonesia, -8.7°S / 118.16°E
Current status: (probably) extinct (0 out of 5)
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Tarowa volcano eruptions: None during the past 10,000 years
Less than few million years ago (Pleistocene)
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
May 8, 01:30 am (Makassar) | 2.9 116 km | 29 km (18 mi) to the NE | Sumbawa Region, Indonesia | Info |
Background
A geological map by Garvin (2002, shown in Khant et al., 2013) identifies this Tarowa as late Pliocene-early Pleistocene. This volcano is in the center of Sumbawa and includes an eroded caldera about 3.5 x 5 km, open to the SSW.---
Source: Smithsonian / GVP volcano information