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JAKARTA, 30 April (BelTA — ANTARA) — The Volcanological Survey of
Indonesia (PVMBG) recorded that Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi erupted on
Tuesday, spewing volcanic ash up to five kilometers (km) high from its
crater.
PVMBG Head Hendra Gunawan stated that the eruption
occurred at 8:35 a.m. Central Indonesia Time (WITA), with a gray ash
column heading toward the east and south.
“The eruption was accompanied by hot clouds moving in all directions,» he noted in a report received in Jakarta on Tuesday.
On
Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 1:30 a.m. WITA, the PVMBG raised the status
of Mount Ruang, from level 3 (alert) to level 4 (caution), in line with
the increase in volcanic and seismic activities on the volcano.
The
PVMBG urged residents located around the volcano to not enter areas
within a six-km radius of the center of Mount Ruang’s active crater.
Meanwhile,
residents in Tagulandang Island, especially those living near the
coast, are urged to stay vigilant against volcanic stones, hot clouds,
and a potential tsunami due to eruption material entering the sea or the
collapse of the volcano into the sea.
The number of earthquakes
recorded through seismic stations on April 29, 2024, was 15 avalanche
earthquakes, 237 shallow volcanic earthquakes, 425 deep volcanic
earthquakes, 25 local tectonic earthquakes, and six distant tectonic
earthquakes.
Meanwhile, several earthquakes, including six
eruption earthquakes and 2,057 deep volcanic earthquakes, were recorded
on April 1-28, 2024.
Mount Ruang is a stratovolcano that has a
peak height of 725 meters above sea level and formed its own island
separate from the other islands.
The PVMBG is conducting visual
and instrumental observations of Mount Ruang from the Volcano
Observation Post located in Tulusan Village, Tagulandang Sub-district,
Sitaro Islands District, North Sulawesi.
