Indonesia Keeps 5 Airports Open 24 Hours Amid Anak Krakatau Eruption
Indonesia will keep five alternative airports operating 24 hours as volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau disrupts flights at eight airports.
Indonesia's Geological Agency declared an end to a 25-hour continuous eruption at Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait. The eruption, which began on September 4, concluded at 00:04 WIB on September 6. Following the eruption's cessation, the volcano's activity returned to Strombolian eruptions, characterized by three such earthquakes.
Geological Agency head Lana Saria noted three emission earthquakes, 93 low-frequency earthquakes, 98 hybrid/multi-phase earthquakes, and four continuous tremor episodes, as well as a downward trend in the RSAM graph since the eruption's end. Despite the cessation of the continuous eruption, the agency maintains the volcano's activity status at Level III, advising the public and tourists to stay at least three kilometers away from the active crater to avoid hazards such as incandescent rock ejections, pyroclastic flows, lava flows, and heavy ashfall.
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