Mount Anak Krakatau Erupted Again This Afternoon (Friday, 9 October 2026)
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Mount Anak Krakatau in Lampung erupted again on Friday (9/10/2026) at 16.30 WIB. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 5 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 150 meters above the crater peak (307 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey, brown to black, with thick density drifting north, northeast and west. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 56 mm and lasted 36 seconds.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Anak Krakatau is currently set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 9 October 2026 00.00-23.59 WIB recorded 1 eruption earthquake with 46 mm amplitude and 494 seconds duration.
Additionally: 2 emission earthquakes (19-29 mm amplitude, 21-23 sec duration); 20 hybrid earthquakes (8-49.5 mm amplitude, 3-16 sec duration, no S-P phase detected).
PVMBG urges public, visitors, tourists and hikers NOT to approach Mount Anak Krakatau or conduct activities within 2 km radius of the active crater.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 5,008 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,945 events, while Mount Anak Krakatau erupted 136 times.
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