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Mount Sinabung Erupts, Ash Column Reaches 3,500 Meters
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Mount Sinabung Erupts, Ash Column Reaches 3,500 Meters

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

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

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  • Mount Sinabung in Karo regency, North Sumatra, erupted at about 10:17 a.m. local time on Monday, Aug. 31.
  • The thick, black ash column rose 3,500 meters above the summit, reaching about 5,960 meters above sea level, and drifted east and southeast.
  • The eruption appeared on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 120 millimeters and lasted about one hour and two minutes.

Mount Sinabung erupted in Karo regency, North Sumatra, sending a thick black ash column 3,500 meters above its peak.

The eruption occurred at about 10:17 a.m. local time on Monday, Aug. 31. The ash column reached an estimated altitude of about 5,960 meters above sea level and leaned toward the east and southeast.

Seismic equipment recorded the eruption with a maximum amplitude of 120 millimeters. It lasted approximately one hour, one minute and 48 seconds.

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