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1979 Eruption Of Sinila Crater
During the night of 20 February 1979, the Sinila volcano of the Dieng Volcanic Complex erupted on the Indonesia, Indonesian island of Java in Central Java province. Over 175 people died, mainly due to gas poisoning in villages on the plateau near the Sinila crater. It was the fourth Sinila eruption since 1928, and the first one since 1951.This complex sits on a subduction zone between the Australian plate, Australian and Eurasian plate, Eurasian plates. Geological impact and toxic gas emission The eruption started in the early morning, with three earthquakes before the initial explosion at 5 in the morning at Sinila crater. The eruption involved explosions, the expulsion of rocks and mud, intense steam and gas release, and a hot lahar that flowed over roads and farmland along a 3.5 km stretch. A new crater was created, measuring approximately 90 m in diameter and 100 m deep. A new vent, 15 meters in width, formed after a second but minor eruption at 6:45 am, in the Sigludug a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieng Volcanic Complex
The Dieng Volcanic Complex () is a volcanic complex located on the Dieng Plateau in Central Java, Indonesia, a complex of volcanoes. The volcanic complex consists of two or more stratovolcanoes, more than 20 small Volcanic crater, craters, and Pleistocene to Holocene-age volcanic cones. It covers a area. The Prahu stratovolcano was truncated by a large Pleistocene caldera and then filled by parasitic cones, lava domes, and craters which is . Some of them are turned into lakes. Toxic volcanic gas has caused fatalities and is a hazard at several craters. On 20 February 1979, 149 people died of gas poisoning in Pekisaran Village on the plateau near the Sinila Crater. , ''The Jakarta Post'' The area is also home to a major Geothermal energy, geothermal proje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
