Tarakan Volcano
Updated: Apr 19, 2024 17:39 GMT -
stratovolcano 318 m / 1,043 ft
Halmahera (Indonesia), 1.83°N / 127.83°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Halmahera (Indonesia), 1.83°N / 127.83°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Tarakan is a twin volcano 16 km NE of more active Dukono. There is no known historic activity from the two large cinder cones Tarakan Lamo and Tarakan Itji ("big and small Tarakan").
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Tarakan volcano eruptions: none in historic times
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
| Apr 12, 04:06 am (Jayapura) | 2.9 10 km | 26 km (16 mi) to the S |  Halmahera, Indonesia | Info | |
Background
The 2 Tarakan cinder cones are located near the shore of Galela Bay NE of Dukono volcano. Tarakan Lamo and Tarakan Itji have beautiful summit craters 800 and 500 m in diameter and 160 and 125 m deep, respectively.Latest satellite images
