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Karkar Volcano - John Seach
Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
4.649 S, 145.964 E
summit elevation 1839 m
stratovolcano
Karkar Island is located 64 km north of Madang. The island is 25 km long and 19 km wide with two summit calderas. The main caldera is almost perfectly circular 3.2 km in diameter with vertical walls 300 m high.
The last volcanic activity from Karkar was in September 1997 when fumarolic gases killed vegetation. Activity at Karkar volcano includes Strombolian and phreatic eruptions.
There was an increase in thermal activity and gas emission from SE and SW flanks of Bagiai cone in 2007. Vegetation was killed. In February 2008, 15-20 volcanic earthquakes were measured daily at the volcano.
Karkar Volcano Eruptions
1980?, 1979, 1974-75, 1974, 1962?, 1895, 1885, 1830?, 1643