After an intense period of unrest, the potentially dangerous and explosive Sinabung volcano erupted anew on August 31st 2026. This initial eruption scorched about three quarters of a square kilometer with a pyroclastic flow, specifically towards the north-northeast. Today's video discusses Sinabung's eruption so far, and discusses one possibility on what might be expected if a long term eruption does end up happening. Note: Since I do not yet have any licensed images of Sinabung's 2026 eruption, I am using a photo from a different volcano erupting to try and portray the specific intensity of Sinabung's initial eruption on August 31st 2026 in this video's thumbnail image. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Photo Credit: U.S. Geological Survey, Public Domain, https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/its-extraordinary-time-k-lauea-0 Video link to my earlier August 13th 2026 video suggesting a likelihood of Sinabung soon producing an explosive eruption: https://youtu.be/f3D8W7h80hg NASA EOSDIS Worldview satellite imagery Copyright © 2012-2026 United States Government as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. All Rights Reserved. Associated license for NASA EOSDIS Worldview: https://github.com/nasa-gibs/worldview/blob/main/LICENSE.md We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). We acknowledge the use of imagery from the NASA Worldview application (https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/), part of the NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at geologyhubyt@gmail.com and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Unsplash License: https://unsplash.com/license Sources/Citations: [1] NASA Worldview, EOSDIS Worldview, (Satellite imagery: NOAA-20 / VIIRS), at https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/ [2] PVMBG [3] VEIs, dates/years, composition, tephra layer name, DRE estimates, and bulk tephra volume estimates for volcanic eruptions shown in this video which were assigned a VEI 4 or larger are sourced from the LaMEVE database (British Geological Survey © UKRI), https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/vogripa/view/controller.cfc?method=lameve, Used with Permission [4] Source of Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) methodology and criteria: Newhall, C. G., and Self, S. (1982), The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) an estimate of explosive magnitude for historical volcanism, J. Geophys. Res., 87(C2), 1231–1238, doi:10.1029/JC087iC02p01231. Accessed / Read by Youtube.com/GeologyHub on Oct 5th, 2022. [5] Brown, S.K., Jenkins, S.F., Sparks, R.S.J. et al. Volcanic fatalities database: analysis of volcanic threat with distance and victim classification. J Appl. Volcanol. 6, 15 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13617-017-0067-4, CC BY 4.0. 0:00 Sinabung Erupts 1:37 Aseismic Zone 2:46 Prior Eruption Sizes 3:32 Past Activity & Expectations