Dieng volcano (Central Java): alert level rises to 3 (out of 4)
Wed, 1 Jun 2011, 14:35 |
Timbang crater at Simbar village, Dieng volcano complex, is now on high alert status level 3. Inhabitants are being evacuated from a zone 1 km around the crater.The most feared scenario is a sudden eruption of large amounts of CO2 and H2S, such as has happened in 1979 from the nearby crater Sinila which killed around 160 people in that event.
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Wed, 1 Jun 2011, 06:00
Dieng Volcanic Complex volcano (Central Java, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 1 June-7 June 2011 (New Activity / Unrest)
CVGHM reported that during 29 May-5 June carbon dioxide gas emissions from Timbang, a cone that is part of the Dieng Volcanic Complex, remained elevated. Seismicity for Dieng also remained high. During 4-5 June white plumes from Sileri crater rose 20-60 m high and white plumes from Timbang rose only 2 m and drifted 300 m S. ... Read all
Thu, 26 May 2011, 07:04
Dieng volcano (Central Java): eruption warning, increased seismic activity and gas emissions
The seismicity at Dieng Volcanic Complex has increased. On 22 May new white steam plumes were observed at the Timbang cone and CO2 levels increased as well. CVGHM raised the Alert Level to 2 (on a scale of 1-4). ... Read all
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