Colo (volcano)

Colo
Elevation	507 m (1,663 ft) [1]
Location
Location	Sulawesi, Indonesia
Coordinates	0°10′12″S 121°36′29″E / 0.17°S 121.608°E / -0.17; 121.608
Geology
Type	stratovolcano with caldera
Last eruption	1983

Colo is a stratovolcano in Indonesia. It forms a small island at the middle of the Gulf of Tomini, the northern part of Sulawesi. The volcano is broad and has a low profile with only 507 m above the sea level. It contains a 2 km wide caldera with a small volcanic cone inside. Only three eruptions have been recorded in the history with two of them causing damage.^[1]

1898 eruption

The eruption had a VEI of 3, qualifying as 'severe'. It involved:

• Central vent eruption
• Crater lake eruption(?)
• Explosive eruption
• Lahars

Evacuation was done, and there was damage to property.^[2]

1983 eruption

This eruption was more violent and had a VEI of 4. It involved: Central vent eruption

• Explosive eruption
• Pyroclastic flow(s)
• Phreatic explosion

Also, evacuation was done, and there was damage to property. Thankfully, nobody was killed.^[2]

See also

Indonesia portal

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Colo (Una-Una)". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0606-01=. Retrieved 2006-12-17. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Colo (Una Una) Eruptive History". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0606-01=&volpage=erupt. Retrieved 2006-12-17.