| Volcano Name: | Ambrym | Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): | 257040 |
| Alternate Name: |
Ambrim Benbow Dalahum Heienliglar La Tour Le Touo Lewolembwi Maroum Marum Marumliglar Mbuelesu Mbwelesu Minnei Mont Tuvio Niri Mbwelesu Niri Mbwelesu Taten Niri Taten Ohalahoum Puelamarum Rahoum Tower Peak Tuyio Vetlam Vietlam Woosantapaliplip |
Volcano Type: | Pyroclastic shield |
| Latitude: | -16.2500000000 | ||
| Longitude: | 168.1166667000 | ||
| Region: | Melanesia and Australia | Sub Region: | Vanatu |
| Date Entered: | 02/05/2012 |
| Eruption Start Date: | 6 /12/1950 | Date Error: | ||
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Historical records | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | 0.296 (Calculated) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 0.800 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 4.900 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | + 4.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Basalt | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Basalt |
| Eruption Start Date: | 190 | Date Error: | 135 | |
| Eruption End Date: | Dating Technique: | Radiocarbon (corrected) | ||
| Eruption Date Quality: | High quality | Preferred Date: | Y | |
| C14 Date: | 1900 | C14 Date Error: | 106 | |
| Bulk DRE Volume (km3): | >= 20.000 (Literature) | ||
| Bulk deposit volume (km3): | 70.000 (Literature) | ||
| Magnitude : | 6.800 (Calculated) | ||
| Maximum VEI : | + 6.000 (Literature) |
| Magma: | Basalt-Dacite | ||
| Calculated Density: | |||
| Rock Classification: | |||
| Dacite | |||
| Basalt |