Sunday Morning, Krakatau Children Erupted Again And Fishermen Asked To Keep Their Distance Safe

Images of the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption from the PVMBG cctv. (ANTARA)

Mount Anak Krakatau, which is located in the waters of the Sunda Strait, South Lampung Regency, Lampung Province, erupted again by launching volcanic ash as high as 800 meters from the summit of the active volcano. The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) reported that the eruption occurred on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at 09.08 WIB. The eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 72 millimeters and a duration of approximately 34 seconds. The ash column was observed to be black with thick intensity leaning towards the northwest.Head of the Pangau Gunung Krakatau Monitoring Post in Hargopancuran, Rajabasa District, South Lampung, Andi Suardi, Sunday, December 3, said Mount Anak Krakatau is now at level III or alert status. PVMBG recommends the public not to approach Mount Anak Krakatau or to be active within a radius of five kilometers from the active crater. He said, nearby settlements of Mount Anak Krak or located on Sebesi Island are 16.5 kilometers away. Andi appealed to the public and fishermen not to approach the Mount Anak Krakatau area at a radius of 5 kilometers. "Currently Mount Anak Krakata is at level III, alert, with community recommendations, mountain climbers, do not approach the mountain with a radius of five kilometers," he said.

Since the birth of Mount Anak Krakatau in June 1927 until now, the eruption has occurred repeatedly, so that Mount Anak Krakatau grows bigger and higher. The eruption character of Mount Anak Krakatau is in the form of explosive eruptions and effusive eruptions with eruption breaks ranging from one to six years.