Mount Sinabung

Why in news?

• Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano erupted recently, sending a column of ash and smoke more than 16,000 feet into the air.

About the volcano:

• Mount Sinabung is a volcano  in North Sumatra, Indonesia,  
• Its last known eruption, before recent times, occurred 1200 years before present, between 740 - 880 CE
• It has been in an active volcanic state from 2010.

Ring of fire region:

• Indonesia is home to many active volcanoes, due to its position on the “Ring of Fire”.
• The ring of fire region in the  Circum-Pacific Belt, is an area along the Pacific Ocean characterised by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
• The Ring of Fire is home to about 75 per cent of the world’s volcanoes and about 90 per cent of its earthquakes.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Mount Sinabung is located in:
(a)Japan
(b)Italy
(c)Indonesia
(d)Philippines

Answer to prelims question