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Paluweh

Mountain in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Summary

Mountain in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Field	Value
name	Paluweh	other_name = Rokatenda
photo	Paluweh2013labeled.jpg
photo_caption	Paluweh eruption as of 12 February 2013, as recorded from space by EO-1
elevation_m	875
elevation_ref
location	Palu'e, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
map	Indonesia Flores
label_position	right
coordinates
type	Stratovolcano
volcanic_arc	Sunda Arc
last_eruption	2012 to 2013

Paluweh, also known as Rokatenda, is a stratovolcano that forms the small island of Palu'e, north of Flores Island in Sikka Regency in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. While the volcano rises about 3000 m above the sea floor, its cone rises just 875 m above sea level and is the highest point on the island.

The broad summit region contains overlapping craters up to 900 m wide along with several lava domes. Several flank vents occur along a northwest trending fissure.

Eruption history

Eruptions with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 3 have occurred in 1650 ± 50, 1928 and 1972. On 16 January 2005, there were signs of a possible eruption, causing the mountain to be placed under alert status.

1928

The biggest eruption (VEI 3) occurred on 4 August – 25 September 1928, the eruption caused a tsunami and earthquake. The population of Palu'e island was 266 people at that period; by 2023 it was nearly 10,000.

2012–2013

In late 2012 the mountain became quite active, spewing volcanic ash. In November 2012, and continuing into 2013, a 3 km exclusion zone was set up and residents living around the mountain were evacuated or moved to Maumere city on the main island of Flores. In the first 8 months of 2013 there was regular activity from the lava dome including repeated ash plumes – generally reaching altitudes of 2–3 km – dome collapses, explosions, avalanches and pyroclastic flows.

August 2013

On 10 August 2013, the mountain erupted for about seven minutes and spewed ash about 2 km into the air. The victims were three adults and two children, and the age of the sixth victim is unclear. The bodies of the adults were recovered from Ponge beach in Rokirole village, but the remains of the children were not found. A number of the island residents refused to leave the island after an earlier mandatory evacuation order had been issued; they had grown accustomed to the volcanic activity.

References

{{cite gvp
(2013). "Global Volcanism Program | Paluweh". volcano.si.edu.
(1 February 2005). "Mt. Rokutenda on alert status". The Jakarta Post.
Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Paga Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5310010)
(16 November 2012). "Mt. Rokutenda spews ash, hundreds evacuated". The Jakarta Post.
(2013). "Paluweh volcano (Banda Sea, Indonesia) news & activity updates / 9 Mar – 5 Aug 2013". volcanodiscovery.com.
(10 August 2013). "Indonesia volcano eruption: Six dead on Palue". BBC News.
(10 August 2013). "6 killed by hot lava as Indonesia volcano erupts".

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