Mount Anak Krakatau Erupted on Friday Night, Activity Status Set to Alert Level

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Irfan Fadhlurrahman 09/10/2026 15:01 WIB
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Mount Anak Krakatau in Lampung erupted again on Friday (9/10/2026) at 18:28 WIB. Over the past week, Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted 6 times.

According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption plume was not visually observed. Eruption activity was still ongoing at the time this report was published.

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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Anak Krakatau is classified at Level II (Alert) status. Seismic monitoring on 9 October 2026 (00:00-23:59 WIB) recorded 1 eruption earthquake with 46 mm amplitude and 494 second duration.

Additionally, 2 emission earthquakes (19-29 mm amplitude, 21-23 second duration) and 20 hybrid/multi-phase earthquakes (8-49.5 mm amplitude, undetected S-P wave interval, 3-16 second duration) were registered.

PVMBG advises residents, visitors, tourists and climbers not to approach Mount Anak Krakatau or operate within a 2 kilometre radius of the active crater.

For 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 5,011 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,946 events, while Mount Anak Krakatau registered 137 eruptions.

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