Mount Karangetang In Southeast Sulawesi Erupts, Lava Falls Launches To Kahetang River

Pantuan Gunung Api Karangetang di Kabupaten Kepulauan Sitaro, Sulawesi Utara pagi ini. (ANTARA/HO-Pos PGA Karangetang)

NORTH SULAWESI - Mount Karangetang erupted. The mountain in Sitaro Islands Regency, North Sulawesi (Sulut) slid lava to Kali Kahetang at 00.00-06.00 WITA, Sunday 2 July

"The sliding distance for lava avalanches to Kahetang River is estimated at 1,000 to 1,750 meters," said Head of the Karangetang Volcano Observation Post, Yudia P Tatipang in Manado, Sunday, July 2, which was confiscated by Antara.

He hopes that residents will continue to be aware of the potential for hot clouds of avalanches and floods of volcanic material that can occur at any time.

Visually, he said, the mountain was clearly visible to foggy, while the crater smoke was observed to be white with a thick intensity and a height of 100-150 meters above the crater peak.

"The avalanche earthquake was recorded 48 times with an amplitude of between three and 20 millimeters with a duration of 41-121 seconds," he said.

Tectonic earthquakes were also recorded twice with an amplitude of 25 millimeters, S-P: 17-23 seconds for 56-106 seconds, continuous tremors (microtremors) recorded with an amplitude of 0.5 to four millimeters, dominant of two millimeters.

"The activity level of Mount Karangetang is still on standby at level III," he said.

He hopes that when the volcanic activity of Mount Karangetang is still on standby, the community, visitors, tourists do not approach, do not climb and do not carry out activities within the hazard forecast zone, namely a radius of 2.5 kilometers from the crater peak of two and the main crater and a sectoral expansion area to the southwest, south, southeast as far as 3.5 kilometers.

The public is expected to be aware of avalanches of lava and hot clouds avalanches that can occur at any time from the previous buildup of lava material because its condition is unstable and easily collapsed, especially to the south, southeast, west and southwest sectors.

People living around the banks of rivers that originate from the peak of Mount Karangetang increase preparedness from the potential threat of rain lava and flash floods that can flow to the coast.