Anak Krakatau erupts 7 times in 2 days



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Serang, CNN Indonesia – Mount Anak Krakatau (GAK) erupted seven times from Friday (10/4) at 10:30 PM WIB until Saturday (4/11).

This is based on a summary of the data accessed through the Magma Indonesia app, the official app from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources that is used to monitor volcanic activity across Indonesia.

“If there is a recent eruption report, there must be. If the 6-hour and 24-hour report must also be there, because it must be counted, recapitulated, written, entered, and then reported. All captured in the Magma Indonesia (app)” Post Office Monitoring Officer GAK Pasauran said when confirmed by text message on Saturday (4/11).



According to the eruption data compiled on Friday (10/4) from 18:00 West Indonesian time to 24:00 West Indonesian time, carried out by agents of Bagus Puguh Wibowo, there were two eruptions with eruption heights that they reached 200 meters to 500 meters.
The duration of the eruption was between 74 seconds and 2,284 seconds. The smoke from the crater is gray and black, with moderate to thick intensity.

From Saturday (2/11) at 00.00 WIB until 06.00 WIB, the application did not include data on the number of eruptions. However, crater smoke explosions with a height of between 300 and 500 meters were recorded. The smoke from the crater was observed to be gray with moderate to thick intensity.

At 06.00 WIB until 12.00 WIB, officers reported four eruptions lasting 16.84 seconds to 109 seconds. Then there is a burst of four times.

[Gambas:Video CNN]“Strong white, gray, and black crater smoke pressure was observed with a thick intensity and a height (bursts) between 200 meters and 2,000 meters above the summit,” Officer Fahrul Roji wrote in his report, which was seen on Saturday. (11/4), at 10:00 pm

The last report that was loaded into the app, which was from 12.00 WIB to 18.00 WIB, recorded that there was an eruption lasting 40 seconds.

“The smoke from the crater was observed to be white and gray, with a thin to thick intensity and high (bursts) 500 meters from the top of the crater,” according to what was written in a report by Jumon officials, the Saturday (4/11).

Despite experiencing an eruption from Anak Krakatau, The Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) says its condition has not improved.

“There is no increase in threats. The level of volcanic activity on Mount Anak Krakatau remains at Level II (Vigilante),” PVMBG said in a press release.

Previously, Gunung Anak Krakatau experienced an eruption on Friday (4/10). At the same time, a loud explosion was heard around Jabodetabek. Residents also associate it with volcanic activity in the Sunda Strait.

Separately, acting acting actor from South Lampung, Nanang Ermanto, also said that Anak Krakatau’s condition was still safely controlled, although he was on alert (Level 2).

Magma Indonesia: Mount Anak Krakatau erupts 7 timesPhoto: CNN Indonesia / Asfahan Yahsyi

“Thank goodness GAK is still being monitored safely, hopefully the rash and sulfur smell that was sent by GAK last night could eradicate the Corona or Covid-19 virus that is currently epidemic,” he said, at the monitoring post. Gunung Anak Krakatau at Hargo Pancuran Village, Rajabasa, South Lampung, Saturday (4/11).

Nanang also called on the public to remain calm, not to panic, not to easily believe on social media (social media) about this GAK eruption.

“I ask the people of South Lampung, and especially those of the coast, to remain calm, not to easily believe information that is not necessarily true. Also, also, do not spread misleading information that may cause panic among people.” , He said.

(ynd / zai / arh)



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