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Anak Krakatau continues to erupt on Tuesday
Anak Krakatau continued to erupt on Tuesday afternoon, bringing the total number of eruptions since Sunday to 22, with an ash plume reaching 1,000 meters above the crater rim.
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The Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on June 9, 2023, belching a column of ash more than three kilometers into the sky. (The Jakarta Post/Twitter)
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nak Krakatau, an active volcanic island in the Sunda Strait between Lampung and Banten, continued to erupt on Tuesday, with the latest eruption recorded at 1:21 p.m.
According to the Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG), Anak Krakatau has erupted 22 times since Sunday, as quoted by the Antara news agency.
The tremor from the latest eruption registered a maximum amplitude of 70 millimeters on the seismogram, lasting approximately 46 seconds.
The height of the ash plume has been observed to reach approximately 1,000 meters above the crater rim, or 1,157 meters above sea level. Its hues range from gray to black, with a dense concentration drifting toward the northeast.
The recent eruptions of Anak Krakatau stem from a surge in volcanic earthquakes recorded over the past month, as explained by PVMBG.
"The eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano, which started on Sunday, has been predicted in response to the surge in volcanic earthquakes detected nearly a month prior, precisely on Oct. 28, 2023," Ahmad Basuki, head of the PVMBG Volcano Working Team, told Antara.
As the volcano is still in its infancy, eruption may continue to occur for a few days to a month. This has been characteristic of the volcano since the 2018 eruption that triggered a devastating tsunami.
