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Could Anak Krakatau’s Growth Trigger a Tsunami? PVMBG Says Risk Remains Low

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Anak Krakatau erupted on July 17, producing an ash column 2,000 meters high over the Sunda Strait.
  • Indonesia’s PVMBG said the volcano’s body, rebuilt after the December 2018 eruption, remains relatively small and does not currently pose a collapse risk capable of triggering a tsunami.
  • Authorities continue to monitor the volcano’s activity and morphological changes after the 2018 collapse caused a tsunami.

Anak Krakatau erupted in the Sunda Strait on July 17, sending an ash column 2,000 meters into the air. Despite the renewed activity, Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said the volcano’s rebuilt body remains relatively small.

PVMBG head Rita Susilowati said the volcano was not currently at risk of collapsing on a scale that could trigger a tsunami. “Based on the evaluation so far, the growth of the Anak Krakatau body that formed again after the December 22, 2018 eruption is still relatively small and does not have the potential to collapse on a scale that could trigger a tsunami,” she said.

Based on the evaluation so far, the growth of the Anak Krakatau body that formed again after the December 22, 2018 eruption is still relatively small and does not have the potential to collapse on a scale that could trigger a tsunami

· Rita SusilowatiThe PVMBG chief’s assessment of the volcano’s current collapse and tsunami risk.

Susilowati added that officials were intensively monitoring both the volcano’s activity and changes to its shape. Anak Krakatau became a major concern after part of its body collapsed on December 22, 2018, triggering a tsunami in the Sunda Strait.

Since then, the volcano has experienced periodic, low-scale eruptions as part of its regrowth phase.

Nevertheless, we confirm that the development of activity and morphological changes at Anak Krakatau continue to be monitored intensively

· Rita SusilowatiHer statement on continued surveillance after the latest eruption.
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