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Legatala, Legelala, Legetala, Seroea, Sorea.

Serua Island, Banda Sea, Indonesia

6.30 S, 130.00 E
summit elevation 641 m
stratovolcano

Serua Volcano is located in the eastern Banda Sea, Indonesia. Serua Island is 4 x 2 km in size. Serua volcano contains a truncated cone surrounded by a somma wall. Two old lava flows are visible extending in an easterly direction.

A permanent plume of volcanic gases is emitted from vents near the central dome (Gunung Wuarlapna), which forms the summit of Serua Island.

Basaltic lavas cover the slope of Legatala volcano. Tuff-layers and mudflows are well exposed along the north shore. The area between Legatala and the hill northwest of this active cone contains fumaroles. The ground has a temperature of 97°C
at 20 cm depth. Hot springs occur on the north beach. The composition is enriched by seawater.

2012 Earthquake
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit 30 km SW of Serua volcano on 11th December 2012. The earthquake was felt in northern Australia.

2009 Earthquake
On 24th October 2009 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit 40 km NE of Serua volcano. The earthquake epicentre was located at 6.161°S, 130.346°E, and focus was at a depth of 138 km. The earthquake was felt in Darwin, Australia.

2005 Earthquake
On 2nd March 2005, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit 25 km SSW of the volcano. The earthquake focus was at a depth of 201 km, and did not pose a tsunami risk. The earthquake was felt in Darwin, Australia.

1921 Eruption
The most recent eruption in 1921 was accompanied by extrusion of lava.

Further reading
Wheller, G. E., et al. "Geochemistry of Quaternary volcanism in the Sunda-Banda arc, Indonesia, and three-component genesis of island-arc basaltic magmas." Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 32.1-3 (1987): 137-160