Latest Anak Krakatau Eruption Damages Monitoring Camera

An eruption at Anak Krakatau damaged a monitoring camera on the volcano, forcing authorities to rely temporarily on visual observations from monitoring posts in Pasauran, Serang regency, Banten, and Lampung. The volcano's status remained at Level III, or Alert.

A report uploaded to Magma Indonesia, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry's official site, said the field observation CCTV was out of service after being hit by ejected material. The eruption's rumbling could be heard at the Pasauran monitoring post, and videos of the event circulated widely on social media. The report recorded one eruption earthquake, with an amplitude of 70 millimeters and a duration of 21,600 seconds.

Authorities prohibited public activity within three kilometers of Anak Krakatau's summit to reduce the risk from volcanic material. The National Disaster Management Agency, BNPB, and the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, PVMBG, also asked residents, fishermen and tourists to clear the three-kilometer danger zone.

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The field observation CCTV is off after being hit by ejected material.

BNPB urged people in coastal areas of Banten and Lampung to remain calm amid concern about a possible tsunami. Residents were told to check evacuation routes and assembly points and not to approach the volcano merely to record the eruption.

Berton SP Panjaitan, acting head of BNPB's Data, Information and Disaster Communication Center, said the government's attention included public concern linked to the December 22, 2018 tsunami associated with Anak Krakatau's activity. However, PVMBG's evaluation found that the volcano's post-2018 growth remained relatively small and did not indicate the potential for a massive collapse capable of triggering a tsunami.

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Explosive sounds and rumbling were heard from the Anak Krakatau monitoring post in Pasauran.