Breaking news : Agung eruption with 1500 m ash rising following 3 minutes earthquake
Gunung Agung again showed high activity amid
its status at level III (standby) on april 30 th 2018.
From data KESDM, Geological Agency, PVMBG
Observation Post Gunungapi Agung, erupsi
occurred at approximately 22:45 WITA.
Observed from the eruption is high ash column observed lk.
1500 meters above the peak (4642 m above sea level).
Noted there is a maximum Amplitude 23 mm and 172 seconds
of the earthquake and the wind leads to the west.
"With the eruption tonight, I am still not surprised,
so we are still in Level III status, if the earthquake decreases,
the activity could be decreased, but it could be because
there is blockage and accumulation of energy in shallow depth,"
explained Head of Sub- Mitigation of Monitoring of the
Eastern Volcanoes of PVMBG, Devy Kamil Syahbana.
Devy Kamil cautioned that eruptions do not always occur
when the earthquakes are the most numerous.
As in September-October 2017 and earthquake
to a thousand per day but the eruption actually occurred
at the time of the low earthquake in November 2017.
Source : https://bali.tribunnews.com