Mount Anak Krakatau Is Still In Level III Alert Status

Mount Anak Krakatau (GAK) is covered in fog so that it cannot be seen on the coast of Labuan, Pandeglang Regency. ANTARA/Mansur

SERANG - Mount Anak Krakatau (GAK) in the Sunda Strait waters between Banten and Lampung Provinces is still on Alert Level III, so fishermen, tourists and residents are prohibited from approaching the crater of the mountain.

Based on data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources website, the Geological Agency for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) of the Mount Anak Krakatau Pasauran Observation Post, on Wednesday, July 13, from 06.00 to 12.00 WIB, the height of the eruption of GAK reached 157 meters with cloudy and overcast weather 25-27 degrees Celsius.

Reported by ANTARA, visually, the volcanic area is closed 0-III and the crater area is not observed.

The seismic gusts occurred six times with an amplitude of 3 -10 mm and a duration of 25-75 seconds, 38 low frequency events with an amplitude of 3-22 mm and a duration of 5-15 seconds, 15 shallow volcanic events with an amplitude of 5-30 mm and a duration of 4 -14 seconds, and volcanic in two events with an amplitude of 22-41 mm SP 2 seconds and a duration of 11-14 seconds.

In addition, the microtremor has an amplitude of 2-8 mm, and the dominant amp is 2 mm.

With the status of Anak Krakatau Siaga Level III, fishermen, mountaineering communities, and shipping actors are not allowed to approach the crater of the mountain because it can be dangerous.

They are only recommended by PVMBG with a radius of five kilometers from the crater of Mount Anak Krakatau.