Mount Egon | |
Elevation M: | 1661 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Listing: | Ribu |
Location: | Flores Island, Indonesia |
Map: | Indonesia Flores |
Map Size: | 288 |
Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | -8.6667°N 149°W |
Type: | Stratovolcano |
Last Eruption: | April 2008 |
Mount Egon (Gunung Egon, sometimes also called Gunung Namang) is a stratovolcano located in the southeastern part of the island of Flores, Indonesia in the area of Maumere bay. A landslide during the eruption on 29 January 2004 forced 6,000 people to evacuate the area. Activity of Gunung Egon on 15 April 2008 forced thousands of people to evacuate.[2] Quakes and fumes from the volcano have been occurring since November 2010, designating Egon as one of 11 volcanoes in Indonesia on the highest level alert.[3]