Krakatoa erupts violently, with thunder heard 150 kilometers away
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- Krakatoa in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait produced a powerful explosive eruption, sending ash and volcanic material about 14 kilometers above sea level.
- Initial reports said the eruption’s loud sounds could be heard as far as 150 kilometers away.
- Authorities are monitoring the volcano at alert level III and have barred people from entering within five kilometers of the active crater.
Krakatoa, the volcano in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, recorded a powerful explosive eruption yesterday.
The eruption produced a column of ash and volcanic material that rose about 14 kilometers above sea level. Satellite images from Himawari-9 captured the event, while initial reports said powerful thunder could be heard up to 150 kilometers away.
Indonesian authorities continue to monitor the volcano, which remains at level III on the country’s four-level alert system. They have established a five-kilometer exclusion zone around the active crater and urged residents and tourists to stay away.
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Originally published by La Vanguardia in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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