Alert! Anak Krakatau Volcano Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, 16 August 2026)
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Anak Krakatau Volcano in Lampung erupted again on Sunday (16/8/2026) at 23:16 WIB. Over the past week, Anak Krakatau has erupted 10 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption was not visually observed. It was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 60 mm and duration 37 seconds.
(Read: After Spiking, Natural Disaster Events in Indonesia Declined in 2024)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Anak Krakatau activity status is at Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 16 August 2026 18:00-23:59 WIB recorded 5 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 56-60 mm, duration 34-39 seconds).
Additionally: 21 emission earthquakes (26-51 mm, 21-93 sec) and 10 harmonic tremors (46-60 mm, 31-740 sec).
PVMBG urges public, visitors and climbers not to approach within 3 km of the active crater.
For 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4,035 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions (1,643 events), while Anak Krakatau recorded 31 eruptions.
(Read: Count of Moderately Damaged Houses Due to Natural Disasters in Indonesia 2015-2024)
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