Mount Dempo is the highest stratovolcano in South Sumatra province that rises above Pasumah Plain near Pagar Alam and adjacent with Bengkulu Province. Seven craters are found around the summit. A 400-metre (1,300 ft) wide lake is found at the north-west end of the crater complex.[1][4]
Historical activity has been confined to being small-to-moderate explosive activity that produced ashfall near the volcano.[1]
Recent activity includes:
- A phreatic eruption on January 1, 2009.
- July 19, 2023 Steam and ash plume rose 1.3 km above the summit.
- August 21, 2023 at 1:54 AM (GMT+7), a small phreatic explosion occurred causing small pyroclastic flows to ride down the northwest slope a few hundred meters downward, resulting to no injuries nor any damage to the surrounding landscape other than the volcano itself, lasting no more than 239s/3m59s.
- April 7, 2026 01:37 A phreatic eruption lasted nearly three minutes.
The Royal Rotterdam Lloyd Dutch shipping company named and operated a fine passenger liner named ‘Dempo’ from 1931 to 1944 between Europe and South Asia.
See also
References
- ^ a b c “Dempo”. Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
- ^ a b c “Mountains of the Indonesian Archipelago” Peaklist.org gives an elevation of 3,159 m and a prominence of 2,446 m for Mount Dempo. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ “Dempo, Indonesia” Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ “Semuanya Terbayar saat Tiba di Puncak Gunung Dempo”. April 24, 2012.
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