Duration of Mount Anak Krakatau Eruption 3 Minutes 28 Seconds with Volcanic Ash Height Reaching 1,000 Meters

The atmosphere from the BMKG CCTV when there was an eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau. (ANTARA/HO-PVMG documentation)

LAMPUNG - Mount Anak Krakatau in the waters of the Sunda Strait, South Lampung Regency, Lampung Province, erupted again, throwing volcanic ash as high as 1,000 meters.

The Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) reported that the eruption occurred on Monday at 08.42 a.m. Western Indonesian Time (WIB).

The eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of approximately 3 minutes 28 seconds.

Head of the Mount Anak Krakatau Monitoring Post Andi Suardi confirmed that today Mount Anak Krakatau erupted again.

"The height of the eruption column was observed to be around 1,000 meters above the peak or around 1,157 meters above sea level, with a duration of approximately three minutes and two seconds," said Andi Suardi when contacted from Pesisir Barat, quoted by Antara, Monday evening.

The ash column was observed to be gray to black in color with thick intensity towards the southwest sea. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 mm.

He said the closest settlement to Mount Anak Krakatau was on Sebesi Island, which is 16.5 kilometers away.

Andi appealed to the public and fishermen not to approach the Mount Anak Krakatau area within a radius of five kilometers.

"Currently Mount Anak Krakatau is at Level III, Alert, with recommendations from the public, fishermen, and mountain climbers, not to approach the mountain within a radius of five kilometers," he said.