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1871 Ruang Eruption And Tsunami
The 1871 Ruang eruption began on March 3, and ended on March 14 at the Mount Ruang, Ruang volcano in the Molucca Sea, Indonesia. The eruption triggered a locally devastating tsunami measuring 25 meters. It flooded many villages on nearby islands, killing some 400 people. Eruption The eruption on March 3 began when volcanic materials began falling from the summit and into the sea. German zoologist and anthropologist Dr. Adolf Bernhard Meyer, an eyewitness to the eruption described Ruang as a conical island rising above the sea. At the time of the eruption, the island was uninhabited. The residents of nearby Tagulandang island however, owned plantations on Ruang island. A strong earthquake and loud rumbling sound occurred at 20:00 local time. Based on examining historical observations of the eruption, Pranantyo and others interpreted it as the partial collapse of the eastern volcanic flank. Simulation of a flank collapse and the triggered tsunami indicate the volume of the slide at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Ruang
Ruang is the southernmost stratovolcano in the Sangihe Islands arc. It comprises an volcanic island, island 4 × 5 km wide. The summit contains a partial lava dome, and reaches some 2,379 ft in altitude. From its summit, Mount Klabat, Klabat's peak in the south, that of Siau Island, Siau to the north, and Ternate to the east can all be seen. Eruptions The first recorded eruption was in 1808. Dr. Adolf Bernhard Meyer, Adolf Meyer witnessed a large eruption in 1871. Ruang was uninhabited at the time, but the inhabitants of nearby Tagulandang had many plantations on its slopes. The eruption destroyed these in minutes and caused a tsunami that obliterated most of their large village, situated on Tagulandang, opposite Ruang. Most of the village's inhabitants drowned, and their bodies could afterwards be seen on the beach. See also * List of volcanoes in Indonesia References {{commons category Stratovolcanoes of Indonesia Mountains of North Sulawesi VEI-4 volcano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |