The natural history of

MT. SINABUNGIndonesia

February 6, 2014

Geological Background

Mt. Sinabung

Mt. Sinabung

Mt. Sinabung

Location of Mt Sinabung (and other notable volcanoes in the South East Asia region)

Spatial association between plate boundaries and volcanoes

Tectonic plate movement which formed Mt. Sinabung

Mt. Sinabung

Mt. Sinabung

Mt. Sinabung

Location of Mt Sinabung (and other notable volcanoes in the South East Asia region)

Spatial association between plate boundaries and volcanoes

Tectonic plate movement which formed Mt. Sinabung

Mt. Sinabung

Mt. Sinabung

Mt. Sinabung

Location of Mt Sinabung (and other notable volcanoes in the South East Asia region)

Spatial association between plate boundaries and volcanoes

Tectonic plate movement which formed Mt. Sinabung

Region,Distributio

n& Distance(composed primarily

of stratovolcanoes and calderas,

attributable to the

converging plate

boundaries)

lava dome

summit

4 craters (one active)

surrounding agriculture and residences(plantations and villages)

movement of pyroclastic flows

movement of ash

forest

Landforms and Physical features

Summit crater

Vent

Magma chamber

Throat

Conduit

Lava and ash layers

June 7, 2013Before

forest

vegetation growing on volcanic slope

summitcrater

no lava dome

agriculture and residences

February 6, 2014After

agriculture and residences

vegetation covered in ash or burnt by pyroclastic flows

forest

lava domecrater

summit

layer of lava

layer of ash

Lava Dome forming on summitDecember 2013

Explanation

Summit crater

Vent

Magma chamber

Throat

Conduit

Lava and ash layers

June 7, 2013Before

forest

vegetation growing on volcanic slope

summitcrater

no lava dome

agriculture and residences

February 6, 2014After

agriculture and residences

vegetation covered in ash or burnt by pyroclastic flows

forest

lava domecrater

summit

layer of lava

layer of ash

Lava Dome forming on summitDecember 2013

Impacts

Human impacts

Displacement and aid

Morbidity and mortality

Economic impacts

Evironmental impacts

Ash and lava

Fauna

Flora

ManagementPlan

Observe patternsand maintain surveillance of

volcanic activity

Prepare safe refuge zones

Evacuation routes, transportation

assembly points

SearchRescue

Aid