Still Dangerous, People Are Asked To Keep The Safe Distance Of Mount Space

Mount Ruangan Eruption (ANTARA)

MANADO - Volcano Observation Post (PGA) officers asked the public to comply with the danger radius of Mount Ruang in Sitaro Islands Regency, North Sulawesi. "People around Mount Ruang, as well as visitors/tourists are expected to remain vigilant and do not enter a radius of four kilometers from the active crater center," said Mount Fire Observation Post (PGA) Officer Farid Ruskanda Bina in a report on the activity of the Outdoor Volcano at 00.00 - 06.00 WITA, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, April 25.

The next recommendation is that people living in the Tamulandang Island area which is within a four-kilometer radius should immediately be evacuated to a safe place outside that radius. The public is also advised to always use masks to avoid exposure to volcanic ash that can disrupt the respiratory system. Another recommendation is that people around Mount Ruang are expected to remain calm, carry out their activities as usual, not be provoked by issues about the eruption and continue to follow developments in the activity of the mountain through the MAGMA Indonesia application. Visually, said Farid, Mount Ruang clearly visible, the smoke of the weak pressure crater was observed to be white with thin, moderate, to thick and high 100-150 meters above the crater peak.

Two shallow volcanic earthquakes were recorded with an amplitude of 8-9 millimeters for 7-8 seconds. Also recorded two volcanic earthquakes in an amplitude of 10-15 millimeters, the S-P: 0.8-1.47 seconds for 10-12.5 seconds, and a distant tectonic earthquake five times with an amplitude of 3-15 millimeters, the S-P: not readable for 67-130 seconds.

"The status of Mount Ruang level III is on standby," said Farid.