Mount Gamkonora | |
Elevation M: | 1560 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 1560 |
Prominence Ref: | [2] |
Listing: | Ultra Ribu |
Location: | Halmahera, Indonesia |
Map: | Indonesia |
Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 1.3783°N 127.5342°W |
Type: | Stratovolcano |
Last Eruption: | July 2007 |
Mount Gamkonora is a stratovolcano on Halmahera island, Indonesia. With an elevation of 1560m (5,120feet), it is the highest peak on the island. It has produced an elongated series of craters along the north–south rift.
Mount Gamkonora is an active volcano that produced 13 eruptions with indices from 1 to 5 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI).[3] The largest eruption occurred on 20 May 1673 (VEI-5) and was accompanied by a tsunami which inundated the nearby villages. Between 1564 and 1989 the volcano erupted twelve times.
The volcano erupted again on 10 July 2007, with over 8,000 people reported to have fled their homes in the vicinity.