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Four Indonesian Volcanoes Erupt Within Hours

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

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  • Four volcanoes in Indonesia erupted within a few hours on Wednesday, according to MAGMA Indonesia.
  • Semeru erupted twice, while Anak Krakatau erupted after renewed activity since the weekend.
  • Ili Lewotolok produced ash columns up to about 600 meters above its summit, and Mount Ibu produced one about 400 meters high.

Four Indonesian volcanoes erupted in close succession early Wednesday, according to reports from MAGMA Indonesia.

Semeru, in East Java’s Lumajang and Malang districts, erupted at about 12:15 a.m. and 5:11 a.m. local time. No eruption was visually observed, and the report said the activity was still continuing when it was issued.

Anak Krakatau, in the Sunda Strait off South Lampung, erupted again at about 12:47 a.m. after also showing activity since the weekend. The eruption was recorded by a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 51 millimeters and lasted 28 seconds.

No visual eruption was observed. The eruption was still ongoing when this report was prepared.

· MAGMA IndonesiaThe monitoring agency described the status of Semeru’s activity.

Ili Lewotolok, in East Nusa Tenggara’s Lembata district, erupted twice. The first eruption occurred at about 5:03 a.m., producing a gray ash column about 500 meters above the summit. A second eruption at about 5:56 a.m. produced an ash column about 600 meters above the summit, or about 2,023 meters above sea level. Both ash columns moved northwest.

Mount Ibu, in North Maluku’s West Halmahera, erupted at about 5:27 a.m. Its gray ash column rose about 400 meters above the summit, or about 1,725 meters above sea level, and moved northeast. MAGMA said Mount Ibu remained at Level II, or Alert, and had experienced several consecutive eruptions.

No visual eruption was observed. This eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 51 mm and a duration of 28 seconds.

· MAGMA IndonesiaThe agency reported the recorded activity at Anak Krakatau.
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