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Batu Tara volcano (Sunda Islands, Indonesia) activity update

Mon, 11 May 2015, 10:31 | BY: T
An ash plume was seen yesterday on satellite imagery extending 45 nautical miles to the west.

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Batu Tara volcano sat by (c) Google Earth View
Batu Tara volcano sat by (c) Google Earth View
Batu Tara volcano
Stratovolcano 748 m / 2,454 ft
Sunda Islands, Indonesia, -7.79°S / 123.58°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5) Batu Tara volcano eruptions:
2007-2011 (Oct), 2006, 1852
Typical eruption style
Explosive