Agung

SUMMARY:

Type: composite
Activity: active
Last Eruption: 1964 AD
Rock Type: ?
Eruptive Volume: ? cu km
Location Map from Xerox PARC
Latitude: 8.34 S
Longitude: 115.51 E

GEOLOGIC HISTORY

The symmetrical Agung stratovolcano, Bali's highest and most sacred mountain, towers over the eastern end of the island. The NE and SW flanks of Agung extend to the coast, and the volcano rises above the caldera rim of Batur volcano on the NW. The summit of Agung contains a steep-walled, 500-m-wide, 200-m-deep crater. The flank cone Pawon is located low on the SE side of Gunung Agung.

Historic Activity:

• Only a few eruptions have been recorded in historical time.
• Agung's last eruption, in 1963, produced a major stratospheric cloud and generated nuees ardentes, pyroclastic flows, and lahars that killed more than 1100 people.

Recent Activity:

• Fumarolic and solfataric activity and some seismicity

Data Sources

• Smithsonian's SEAN Bulletin (V. 14, No. 7 and V. 14, No. 11).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Link to Global Volcanism Network's Agung Information

Last Update: 2/29/00