MANADO - Geological Agency, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), lowered the status of Mount Lokon in Tomohon City, North Sulawesi, to Alert or Level II.

"Based on the results of observations, analysis, and evaluation of visual and instrumental data, the activity level of Mount Lokon has been lowered from Level III (Alert) to Level II (Alert) since January 31, 2025 at 06:00 WITA," said Head of the Geological Agency Muhammad Wafid in a press release received in Manado, Antara, Friday, January 31.

In a press release distributed by the Head of the Center for Volcano Monitoring and Disaster Mitigation of the Land Movement of Sulawesi and Maluku Juliana DJ Rumambi, Mount Lokon's volcanic activity was monitored visually and instrumentally from the Volcano Observation Post (PPGA) in Kakaskasen Village, North Tomohon District, Tomohon City.

The last eruption occurred in 2011 in the form of ash eruptions and ejection of incandescent material that fell back around the crater, while the Level III (Alert) activity level since November 10, 2024.

The volcanic activity of crater smoke from December 2024 to January 10, 2025, generally thin to moderate white is about 15-25 meters high.

Gempatan is dominated by shallow volcanic earthquakes recorded ranging from 1 to 102 events per day.

In January 2025 visually, crater smoke was observed to be thin white with a generally height of 10 meters above the peak, which was previously about 15 meters above the peak.

Instrumentally, there has been a decrease in seismic activity, especially shallow volcanic earthquakes, since January 1-29, 2025, seismicity has shown a decline, where on January 2, 2025, shallow volcanic earthquakes were recorded as many as 102 events per day and this condition gradually decreased to January 15, 2025.

During that period, 15 shallow volcanic earthquakes were recorded per day and on January 20 to 29, 2025, the number of earthquakes was recorded ranging from 1-5 incidents per day.


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