Mount Karangetang In North Sulawesi 8 Times Blow White Smoke Throughout The Day

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Mount Karangetang on Siau Island, Sitaro Islands Regency, North Sulawesi (Sulut) experienced eight gusts throughout the day on Saturday, June 28.

"The gust earthquake has an amplitude of between 15-35 millimeters for 41.19-44.19 seconds," said Head of the Karangetang Volcano Observation Post (PGA), Yudia P Tatipang in a report on the activity of Mount Karangetang at 00.00-24.00 WITA in Manado, Saturday, June 28, confiscated by Antara.

In addition to gusting earthquakes, one local tectonic earthquake was recorded with an amplitude of 50 millimeters, S-P: 5.4 seconds, for 27.71 seconds, eight times a distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 10-50 millimeters, S-P: 18.75-22.18 seconds, duration: 59.48-173.97 seconds.

Two-white crater smoke is under moderate weak smoke pressure of approximately 25 meters and sometimes there is a thin gray white smoke gust while the weak pressure is approximately 25-50 meters.

"The current level of activity of Mount Karangetang is level II -alert", he said.

Yudia hopes that residents comply with the recommendations issued by the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG).

The recommendations include people and visitors / tourists not to approach, not to climb, and not to do activities inside the hazard forecast zone, namely a radius of 1.5 kilometers from the crater peak of two (northern areas) and the main crater (south) as well as sectoral expansion areas to the southwest and south as far as 2.5 kilometers.

Next, be aware of lava avalanches and hot clouds of avalanches that can occur at any time from the previous buildup of lava material because its condition is unstable and easily collapsed, especially to the south, southeast, west and southwest sectors.

Finally, people living around the banks of rivers that originate from the peak of Mount Karangetang to increase preparedness from the potential threat of rain lava and flash floods that can flow to the beach.