Mount Ruang Erupts Early Saturday Morning, Status Raised to Highest Alert Level

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Irfan Fadhlurrahman 20/04/2024 00:30 WIB

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Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi erupted again on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 09:00 WITA. The volcano has been erupting intermittently over the past week.

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Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi erupted again on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 01:09 WITA. In the last week, Mount Ruang has erupted 7 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 1,200 meters above the peak (1,925 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray to black with thick intensity towards the south. The eruption of Mount Ruang was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ruang is at Level IV (Alert). Seismic observations on April 20, 2024, from 18:00 to 23:59 WITA showed no activity.

PVMBG urges the community around Mount Ruang and visitors/tourists to remain vigilant and not enter the 6-kilometer radius from the active crater of Mount Ruang.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 555 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (178 times), while Mount Ruang erupted 7 times.

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