Mt. Sinabung erupts after five years, status raised to ‘alert’
Increased volcanic activity, as shown by visual and instrumental observations, suggests bigger follow-up eruption may happen.
Mount Sinabung, a volcano in Karo regency, North Sumatra, erupted for the first time in five years on Monday, according to visual and instrumental observations. The alertness level of the volcano was raised from Level II Awas, or advisory, to Level III Siaga, or alert. Thick, black ash was emitted from the volcano's crater towards the East and Southeast.
The eruption lasted more than an hour, reaching a maximum amplitude of 120 millimeters on the seismogram. Mount Sinabung's monitoring post head, Armen Putra, confirmed that this was the volcano's first eruption since it ceased activity in 2021. He emphasized the significance of the eruption, stating that the volcanic ash column reached a height of 3,500 meters. The ash was reported to extend up to 20 kilometers in the East and Southeast directions.
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