Mt Cameroon eruption - October 1982, Cameroon
Submitted by Tina Hyde on Thu, 15/03/2007 - 23:51.
Volcanic activity
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On 16 October 1982 Mount Cameroon erupted lava and ash from a SW-NE trending fissure on the south-west flank of the volcano. During the first few days of the eruption 300-400 m high fire-fountains were observed and a lava flow entered the rainforest at 2,400 m covering a total distance of 8 km.
Between 30 October and 4 November a landslide occurred below the cone producing a volcanic debris flow. After the landslide, numerous small lava flows flowed into the depression.
1 Fitton, J.G., Kilburn, C.R.J., Thirlwall, M.F. & Hughes, D.J. 1983. The 1982 eruption of Mount Cameroon, West Africa. Nature. Vol. 306, pp 327-332
Event overview table
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