Tuesday Morning, Anak Krakatau Erupted And Launched Abu 1.5 KM High

The tip of Anak Krakatau from the PVMBG cctv. (ANTARA)

South Lampung - Mount Anak Krakatau which is located in the waters of the Sunda Strait, South Lampung Regency, Lampung Province, erupted again on Tuesday morning at 09.15 WIB with a ash column height observed about 1,500 meters above the peak or about 1,657 meters above sea level. The Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) reported that the eruption occurred on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at 09.15 WIB. The eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 65 millimeters and a duration of approximately 1 minute 7 seconds. The ash column was observed to be gray to black with a thick intensity towards the northeast. Head of the Pangtau Gunung Anak Krakatau Post or in Hargopancuran, Rajabasa District, South Lampung, Andi Suardi, Tuesday, said the closest settlement of Mount Anak Krakata or was on the island of Sebesi, which is 16.5 kilometers away. Andi appealed to the public and fishermen not to approach the Mount Anak Krak area or at a radius of five kilometers.

"Currently Mount Anak Krakatau is at level III, on standby, with the recommendations of the community, fishermen, mountain climbers, not approaching the mountain with a radius of five kilometers," he said.