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Alert Raised as Anak Krakatau Acts Up
November 02, 2010
Jakarta. The Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Agency on Monday warned the public to avoid the increasingly active Anak Krakatau volcano in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra.
Anton Triambudi, an official from the agency, or PVMBG, said the volcano spewed heat clouds and lava on Monday.
He said people should stay at least two kilometers away from the area to avoid being hit by scorching debris reaching temperatures up to 1,000 degrees Celsius.
Authorities have raised the volcano’s alert level to II, which means there is magma activity that could lead to an eruption.
If the volcanic activity escalates, Anton said the alert level could be raised to III, with IV being the highest.
On Monday, scientists at the PVMBG’s Cinangka monitoring office in Banten’s Serang subdistrict recorded 729 instances of seismic activity at Anak Krakatau, occurring in 5 to 10-minute intervals.
The agency recorded 31 deep volcanic earthquakes, 221 shallow quakes, 178 minor eruptions, 151 volcanic tremors and 148 heat-cloud eruptions.
Anton said 585 instances of seismic activity had been recorded on Sunday.
Anak Krakatau, which erupted in June last year, began showing signs of unrest on Wednesday, according to the volcanology agency. Its eruptions were heard as far as Serang, around 40 kilometers away.
However, residents living along the Carita coastline in nearby Pandeglang subdistrict were unfazed by the volcano’s rumblings.
“I just go to work as usual and am not at all bothered by Anak Krakatau’s increased activity,” said Jaka, a 40-year-old craftsman in Carita.
On Saturday, authorities warned that several other volcanoes were showing increased signs of activity.
These include Mount Karangetang on Siau Island in North Sulawesi and Mount Ibu on Halmahera Island in North Maluku, both of which are on alert level III.
November 02, 2010
Jakarta. The Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Agency on Monday warned the public to avoid the increasingly active Anak Krakatau volcano in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra.
Anton Triambudi, an official from the agency, or PVMBG, said the volcano spewed heat clouds and lava on Monday.
He said people should stay at least two kilometers away from the area to avoid being hit by scorching debris reaching temperatures up to 1,000 degrees Celsius.
Authorities have raised the volcano’s alert level to II, which means there is magma activity that could lead to an eruption.
If the volcanic activity escalates, Anton said the alert level could be raised to III, with IV being the highest.
On Monday, scientists at the PVMBG’s Cinangka monitoring office in Banten’s Serang subdistrict recorded 729 instances of seismic activity at Anak Krakatau, occurring in 5 to 10-minute intervals.
The agency recorded 31 deep volcanic earthquakes, 221 shallow quakes, 178 minor eruptions, 151 volcanic tremors and 148 heat-cloud eruptions.
Anton said 585 instances of seismic activity had been recorded on Sunday.
Anak Krakatau, which erupted in June last year, began showing signs of unrest on Wednesday, according to the volcanology agency. Its eruptions were heard as far as Serang, around 40 kilometers away.
However, residents living along the Carita coastline in nearby Pandeglang subdistrict were unfazed by the volcano’s rumblings.
“I just go to work as usual and am not at all bothered by Anak Krakatau’s increased activity,” said Jaka, a 40-year-old craftsman in Carita.
On Saturday, authorities warned that several other volcanoes were showing increased signs of activity.
These include Mount Karangetang on Siau Island in North Sulawesi and Mount Ibu on Halmahera Island in North Maluku, both of which are on alert level III.
