Volcano in Indonesia

Suoh volcano: eruption status today

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No eruption of Suoh is being reported right now Last eruption: 1900–1963 (NOAA NCEI).

Live status of Suoh: whether it is erupting now, satellite hot spots, earthquakes around it, and what an eruption would mean for nearby cities and flights.

Status now
No open report
Last eruption
1900–1963
Elevation
1,000 m 3,281 ft
Type
Maar
Earthquakes within 50 km
0 past 30 days (USGS)
Hot spots within 10 km
0 latest NASA FIRMS VIIRS data
Nearest city
Bandar Lampung 112 km E

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Is Suoh erupting right now?

There is no open NASA EONET event for Suoh right now. NOAA NCEI dates its most recent eruption to 1900–1963. Volcano observatories can raise alert levels before an eruption starts, so check the national observatory for the current alert level.

No satellite thermal hot spot was detected within 10 km of the summit in the latest NASA FIRMS data, so there is no sign of lava at the surface large enough for VIIRS to see (clouds can hide it).

Earthquakes near Suoh

USGS has no earthquake within 50 km of Suoh in the past 30 days. Outside the United States USGS mainly lists quakes above about M4, so small volcanic tremors recorded by the local observatory will not appear here.

About Suoh

Suoh is a maar in Sumatra, Indonesia, rising to 1,000 m (3,281 ft). NOAA NCEI classes its eruptive history as "Historical".

The nearest large town is Bandar Lampung, about 112 km E of the summit; 5 other cities lie within 250 km.

Flights and volcanic ash

1 major airport is within 400 km; the closest is Soekarno–Hatta (CGK), 281 km away. Volcanic ash melts in jet engines, so an explosive eruption can close airspace and cancel flights even far downwind.

Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) issue the official ash advisories that airlines and air traffic control follow.

AirportDistanceDirection
Soekarno–Hatta (CGK)281 kmESE

Other volcanoes in Indonesia

Indonesia has 66 volcanoes on this site that erupted since 1900 or are active now, 7 of them with an open NASA activity report today. The closest other one is Besar, 113 km away.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Volcano Locations, NASA EONET (open volcano events), USGS earthquakes, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS hot spots), Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program.