Sunday Morning, Mount Merapi Hot Cloud Falls Leads To The Southwest

Capture the video screen of the eruption of Mount Merapi/BPPTKH Geological Agency

The Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Center (BPPTKG) said Mount Merapi on the border of the Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java again emitted hot clouds of avalanches to the southwest on Sunday morning, March 12.

Head of BPPTKG Agus Budi Santoso in his statement in Yogyakarta, said that during the observation period from 00.00 to 06.00 WIB hot clouds were recorded as coming out of the active volcano six times.

"Accompanies hot clouds of avalanche six times with a maximum sliding distance of 2,000 meters to the southwest," he said, citing Antara.

In addition, continued Agus Budi, incandescent lava avalanches were recorded as coming out of Merapi with a maximum sliding distance of 1,700 meters to the southwest.

During that period, Merapi was recorded to have experienced five avalanche hot cloud earthquakes with an amplitude of 31-70 mm for 60.9-190 seconds, 25 avalanches with an amplitude of 4-30 mm for 32.5-132.6 seconds.

Next, 12 times the multi-phase earthquake with an amplitude of 3-15 mm for 5.7-7.7 seconds, six shallow volcanic earthquakes with an amplitude of 28-75 mm for 7.4-15.4 seconds, and one volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 12 mm for 10.5 seconds.

The hot clouds falling from Merapi based on BPPTKG data continued at 07.04 WIB, 07.08 WIB, and 07.56 WIB to the southwest with a maximum sliding distance of 2,500 meters.

Previously, Mount Merapi reportedly emitted hot clouds of avalanche as far as a maximum of 4 km to the southwest, namely towards Bebeng River or Krasak River on Saturday (11/3) starting at 12.12 WIB.

Based on observations on Saturday (11/3) starting at 00.00-24.00 WIB, the BPPTKG recorded 41 times that hot clouds had fallen from Mount Merapi.

Until now, BPPTKG still maintains the status of Mount Merapi on the border of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta at Level III or Alert.

In order to anticipate the potential danger of the eruption of Mount Merapi, the public is advised not to carry out any activities in areas of potential danger.

The lava fall and hot clouds from Mount Merapi can have an impact on areas in the south-southwest sector which include the Boyong River (a maximum of five km) and the Bedog River, Krasak, Bebeng (a maximum of seven km).