KUPANG - The Il Lewotobi Laki Volcano Observation Post in Wulanggitang District, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province reported that an eruption with a height range of 700 to 900 meters occurred at the top of the mountain.
"The eruption occurred during the period from 00: 00-06.00 WITA," said Mount Ile Lewotobi Observation Post Officer Boy Dany Erlangga Yosa Putra in his report quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, September 12.
He said that in that period there were three eruptions or eruptions with a column height of ash in the range of 700 to 900 meters at the top of the mountain.
Based on the results of visual observations, the eruption or eruption also emitted gray smoke from residents.
In addition, the mountain is also 0-I fog. The smoke from the pressure crater is being observed in gray with a thick intensity and a height of 700-900 meters above the crater peak.
As a result of the two eruptions, lava flows to the Northeast for approximately 4.3 kilometers from the center of the eruption.
In the report, his party stated that the three-time eruption was recorded with an amplitude of 2.96 to 7.4 millimeters with a duration of 316 to 478 seconds.
Meanwhile, for deep volcanic seismicity, the number occurred 10 times with an amplitude of 2.22 to 6.66 millimeters, while long tectonic earthquakes were recorded five times.
Regarding the level of mountain activity, he said, it was still at level III or alert, because the eruption rate was still very high.
Therefore, his party issued a recommendation in the form of an appeal to residents who live around Mount Lewotobi Male and visitors/tourists not to carry out any activities within a three-kilometer radius of the mountain's eruption center.
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This includes Lewotobi women and four kilometers to the North-Northeast sector and five kilometers to the northeast sector from the epicenter of Mount Lewotobi Male eruption.
"The public must be calm and follow the direction of the local government and do not believe in issues whose sources are unclear," he said.
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