Indonesia - Mt. Anak Krakatau: alert raised to level III
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NUSANTARA - BANTEN
Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 02:00:00
Anak Krakatau Standby status
Achieving seismic activity 6000-7000 Per day
SERANG - seismic activity of the mountain children Krakatau (GAK), located in the Sunda Strait continues bergeliat. Until Monday (3 / 10) son of Krakatoa volcanic seismicity took place between 1300-1600 times in his every 6 hours; or drastically increase the original 100 to 300 times per day to around 6,000 to 7,000 times per day.
The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) Surono said it has raised the status of Mount Krakatoa children from alert to alert level III. Increased GAK status, he said, following the volcanic activity deep and shallow seismicity increased sharply to reach thousands of times per day.
"The earthquake occurred in a row even felt up to the island of Anak Krakatau. Seismic activity is high at this time. We're raising the status of Mount Anak Krakatau since Friday, September 30, 2011, at 24.00 at night," said Chief PVMBG, Surono when contacted INDOPOS (JPNN Group), Monday (3 / 10).
According to him, based on observations from seismograph equipment at postal monitoring GAK Pasauran village, Serang regency, Banten Sunday (2 / 10) at 00:00 to 18:00 pm, the seismic activity recorded as many as 4291 in volcanic earthquakes and shallow. While Monday (3 / 10) seismicity increased significantly between 1300-1600 times in every 6 hours of his or 6000-7000 times per day.
"We recommend that people not approach the mountain is within a radius of 2 kilometers precisely located on the island of Krakatau," she said, explaining Surono, Mount Anak Krakatau in the waters of the Strait are as far as 40 kilometers off the coast of Lampung and Anyer-Carita beach.
Meanwhile, the Head of Post Monitoring Pasauran Village, District Cinangka, Serang regency, Banten, Anton Priambudi said, is visually up to now the position of Anak Krakatau mountain covered with mist-blurred. Based on the tools binoculars smoke gray clot in an altitude of approximately 25-50 meters to the south.
According to him, rising sharply the number of volcanic earthquakes in earthquake-caused sources originating from the main crater of Mount Anak Krakatau. This condition is relatively rare in recent years due to seismic sources and the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau has always come from a new crater in the northern mountains.
"In these circumstances, the eruption could happen," said Anton as he said, the eruption GAK issued 10 kinds of toxic gases. Among the carbon dioxide that is deadly to humans.
"Anyone who inhaled the gas was suddenly will experience shortness of breath, fainting, and could even result in death," he explained.
Anton said, the spread of toxic gases from the activity of GAK dependent direction of the wind and the movement is always looking for places lower. Therefore, during the eruption, anyone not allowed to approach within a radius of two kilometers from the GAK. "Our recommendation remains within a radius of two kilometers in the community do not close," he said. (Bud)
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