Mount Merapi This Morning: Launches 35 Times Of Incandescent Lava Falls

Mount Merapi (Photo: Antara)

YOGYAKARTA - The Center for Research and Development of Geological Disaster Technology (BPPTKG), said Mount Merapi on the border of the Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java emitted incandescent lava 35 times on Monday.

The incandescent lava slides with a maximum distance of 2,000 meters to the southwest from 00.00 to 06.00 western Indonesia time.

According to the Head of BPPTKG, Hanik Humaida, during the observation period, Merapi also experienced 57 avalanches with an amplitude of 3-19 mm for 20.6-141.4 seconds, seven earthquakes with an amplitude of 2-5 mm for 15.6-30.9 seconds, and 25 earthquakes with an earthquake phase. many with an amplitude of 2-5 mm for 6.4-10.9 seconds.

As reported by Antara on Monday, November 15 morning, white smoke was also observed coming out of Mount Merapi with moderate to thick intensity as high as 300-400 meters above the peak. times launched incandescent lava with a maximum glide distance of 2,000 meters to the southwest.

BPPTKG still maintains the status of Mount Merapi at Level III or Standby.

The lava fall and hot clouds of Merapi are estimated to have an impact on the south-southwest sector, which includes the Yellow, Boyong, Bedog, Krasak, Bebeng, and Putih rivers.

In the event of an eruption, the ejection of volcanic material from Mount Merapi can reach a radius of three km from the top of the mountain.