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Suretamatai Volcano

Updated: Mar 29, 2024 07:17 GMT -
Complex volcano 921 m / 3,022 ft
Banks Islands, Vanuatu, -13.8°S / 167.47°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 6 Sep 2023 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
Suretamatai volcano eruptions: 1966

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Background

Suretamatai volcano forms much of Vanua Lava Island, one of the largest of Vanuatu's Banks Islands. The younger lavas of 921-m-high Suretamatai (also known as Soritimeat) volcano overlie a number of small older stratovolcanoes that form the island. In contrast to other large volcanoes of Vanuatu, the dominantly basaltic-to-andesitic Suretamatai does not contain a youthful summit caldera. A chain of small stratovolcanoes, oriented along a NNE-SSW line, gives the low-angle volcano an irregular profile. The youngest cone, near the northern end of the chain, is the largest and contains a lake of variable depth within its 900-m-wide, 100-m-deep summit crater. Historical activity, beginning during the 19th century, has been restricted to moderate explosive eruptions.
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Smithsonian / GVP volcano information

Latest satellite images

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Wed, 6 Sep 2023, 14:00

Suretamatai volcano (Banks Islands, Vanuatu) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 30 August-5 September 2023 (Continuing Activity)

On 31 August the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department (VMGD) reported that activity at Suretamatai continued at a level of “minor unrest.” No notable volcanic emissions were identified in the most recent satellite data, though steam emissions from areas around the cone and the Sulphur River continued to be locally observed. The public was reminded that the danger zone was near the cone and the Sulphur River, though the risk to the public was low. ... Read all
Thu, 27 Aug 2020, 15:30

Suretamatai volcano (Vanuatu): unrest continues

Satellite image of Suretamatai volcano on 27 Aug 2020
Since the last update, the volcanic unrest continues at Vanua Lava. Hazards from the volcano include volcanic gases located on the volcanic cone and the sulfur river. ... Read all

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