LUMAJANG, 23 July (BelTA - ANTARA) - Mount Semeru in East Java erupted
five times on Wednesday, producing ash columns reaching heights of
between 600 and one thousand meters above the summit.
The first eruption was recorded at 12:47 a.m. local time, generating a white ash column that rose 800 meters above the summit, moving north.
The volcano erupted again at 12:53 a.m. local time, sending an ash column 600 meters high above the summit.
"The ash column was observed to be white to gray with moderate intensity, heading south," Mount Semeru observation officer, Liswanto, confirmed in a written report.
The third eruption occurred at 5:30 a.m. local time, with an observed eruption column height of approximately 900 meters above the summit, white to gray in color, and of moderate intensity heading south.
Another eruption took place at 5:39 a.m. local time, with an eruption column height of one thousand meters. The ash column was observed to be white to gray with moderate intensity, moving southeast.
Furthermore, the fifth eruption occurred at 6:11 a.m. local time, with an observed eruption column height of approximately 600 meters above the summit, observed as white to gray with moderate intensity heading south.
Liswanto explained that Mount Semeru’s status remains at level II or alert.
The first eruption was recorded at 12:47 a.m. local time, generating a white ash column that rose 800 meters above the summit, moving north.
The volcano erupted again at 12:53 a.m. local time, sending an ash column 600 meters high above the summit.
"The ash column was observed to be white to gray with moderate intensity, heading south," Mount Semeru observation officer, Liswanto, confirmed in a written report.
The third eruption occurred at 5:30 a.m. local time, with an observed eruption column height of approximately 900 meters above the summit, white to gray in color, and of moderate intensity heading south.
Another eruption took place at 5:39 a.m. local time, with an eruption column height of one thousand meters. The ash column was observed to be white to gray with moderate intensity, moving southeast.
Furthermore, the fifth eruption occurred at 6:11 a.m. local time, with an observed eruption column height of approximately 600 meters above the summit, observed as white to gray with moderate intensity heading south.
Liswanto explained that Mount Semeru’s status remains at level II or alert.
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