Suwoh

Suoh
Highest point
Elevation 1,000 m (3,300 ft)[1]
Coordinates 5°15′S 104°16′E / 5.25°S 104.27°E / -5.25; 104.27
Geography
Location Sumatra, Indonesia
Parent range Bukit Barisan
Geology
Mountain type caldera
Last eruption July to August 1933

Suoh or Suwoh is an 8 × 16 km wide caldera in the south of Sumatra, Indonesia. The depression was formed primarily by tectonic movement. Historical maars and silicic lava domes are found along the Great Sumatran Fault line. Phreatic eruptions occurred during the major 1933 earthquake.[1]

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