Mount Ruang Erupts Early Wednesday Morning, Status Remains on Alert

Irfan Fadhlurrahman 17/04/2024 00:58 WIB

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Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi erupted again on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 09:00 WITA. Over the past week, Mount Ruang has experienced renewed eruptions.

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Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi erupted again on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 01:08 WITA. In the last week, Mount Ruang had only erupted once.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the visual eruption was not observed. 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 II (Alert). Seismic observations on April 17, 2024, from 06:00 to 12:00 WITA showed 85 volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-48 millimeters, S-P intervals of 1-1.8 seconds, and durations of 10-22 seconds. There was also 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 24 millimeters, an S-P interval of 20 seconds, and a duration of 70 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public and visitors/tourists not to approach or stay overnight near the Mount Ruang crater and to avoid the gas vent to avoid the potential danger of toxic gases.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 536 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (174 eruptions), while Mount Ruang erupted once.

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