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Posted by feww on May 11, 2018
Mount Merapi (Gunung Merapi, ‘Fire Mountain’ in Indonesian and Javanese), one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupted Friday forcing nearby villagers to evacuate. The volcano ejected a column of ash and steam to a height of about 5.5km above the crater, forcing Adisutjipto Airport in Yogyakarta province to shut down.
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Posted in News Alert | Tagged: Fire-Earth Alert, Indonesia, Java, Mount Merapi, phreatic eruption, volcano alert, Volcano eruption | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on July 17, 2015
Mt Gamalama in Ternate, North Maluku, erupted Thursday morning local time, releasing large clouds of ejecta more than 1.5km into the sky.
At least five Indonesian airports are now closed due to eruptions at Raung and Gamalama volcanoes:
The airports serving Surabaya and Malang in East Java, near Raung volcano and Ternate in North Maluku, near Gamalama volcano.
Airports in Banyuwangi and Jember near Raung volcano have remained closed since last week.
Additionally, Juanda International Airport and Abdurahman Saleh Airport were also closed temporarily, Antara News reported.
GAMALAMA Volcano
The 1,715-meter volcano comprises the entire island of Ternate, located in Maluku Islands, Indonesia.
A 1775 eruption killed an estimated 1,500 people. in 2011, several people were killed and many more were injured from lahar after a weeks of activity.
In December 2014, a thick layer of ash ejected from the volcano forced the closure of Babullah Airport in Ternate.
Volcanology of Java
Made up almost entirely of volcanic eruptions, the island of Java contains dozens of volcanoes including at least 45 that are considered to be “active” volcanoes.
Posted in environment, Global Disaster watch, News Alert | Tagged: airport closed, Indonesian volcano, Java, Maluku Islands, Mt Gamalama, Mt. Raung, Ternate, volcanic ash | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on July 3, 2015
Eruptions at Mt. Raung have prompted the authorities to raise the volcanic alert from Level 2 to Level 3. The volcano has been ejecting volcanic matter into the air since Sunday, said the Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG).
Increased activity was detected at the volcano on June 24, 2015. The volcano began to eject volcanic matter on June 29, creating an ash cloud that led to warnings being issued to residents within a 3-km radius of the caldera, and flight disruptions in and out of Bali.
“The Jember Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) in East Java said on Monday that the 3,333-meter Mount Raung had discharged molten lava on Sunday evening, confirming the authorities’ recent decision to increase the volcano’s alert status, said a report.
More than 2,000 residents in “two districts in Bondowoso lie within Mt. Raung’s potentially Disaster Prone Area (KRB),” and may have to be evacuated in the event of a major eruption.
Mt. Raung
The 3,333-meter volcano, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, is a massive stratovolcano located in the province of East Java, and has a 2-km-wide and 500-metre-deep caldera.
Ruang is about 140km northwest of Bali’s Denpasar airport.
Volcanology of Java
Made up almost entirely of volcanic eruptions, the island of Java contains dozens of volcanoes including at least 45 that are considered to be “active” volcanoes.
Posted in News Alert | Tagged: Bali, Denpasar airport, Indonesia, Indonesian volcanoes, Java, map of Indonesian Volcanoes, Mt. Raung | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on February 14, 2014
Ash and other volcanic matter ejected by the 1,730-meter Mt Kelud has covered a vast area, including the major city of Surabaya, more than 130km (80 miles) away.
During its most violent eruption on Thursday night, the volcano ejected ash and volcanic gases to a hight of 17km above the summit crater, according to officials.
Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city with a population of more than 3.5 million (6 million in the metropolitan area), is the capital of East Java province.
The major eruption, which ejected ash in all directions as far as 250-km away, forced the closure of three international airports in Surabaya, Solo and Yogyakarta.
Mt Kelud erupts in East Java, Indonesia. Image credit:
Volcanic ash raining on the city of Yogyakarta (metro Population 2.4 million), Java after Mt Kelud eruption. Image Credit:Aldnonymous
Officials had urged about 200,000 people in 36 villages within the 10-km radius of the crater to evacuate 90 minutes before the eruption, according to reports.
There are UNCONFIRMED reports of multiple deaths within the evacuation zone.
A Thick Blanket of Volcanic Ash
“The current conditions are that volcanic ash is now covering the runway, apron and tarmac. We have already measured the thickness of the volcanic ash, which is at on the runway and tarmac,” said a senior official at the Yogyakarta airport.
Mt Kelud (Kelut) is located in East Java, Indonesia. Kelud is one of Indonesia’s 130 active volcanoes. The volcano last erupted in 1990, killing at least 40 people. A powerful explosion in 1919 left more than 5,000 dead.
Indonesian Volcanoes
Indonesian Volcanoes have been responsible for a number of cataclysmic explosions in modern history.
William Ashcroft painting “On the Banks of the River Thames” in London, November 26, 1883 [Exactly three months after Krakatoa’s cataclysmic 1883 eruption.]
The Krakatoa eruption affected the climate driving the weather patterns wild for the next 5 years. Average global temperatures fell by about 1.2 °C in the following years, returning to normal only in 1888.
The eruption ejected about 21 cubic kilometers of volcanic matter and destroyed two-thirds of the Krakatoa island. The explosion also spawned giant tsunamis killing an estimated 40,000 people.
An 1888 lithograph of the 1883 violent explosion of Krakatau.
Based on their models, our colleagues at EDRO forecast that the collapse of Singapore may occur as a result of volcanic activity on the island of Sumatra. However, they have not disclosed any further detail.
Mt Sinabung
Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province has been erupting since November 2013 forcing the evacuation of more than 30,000 people. During an unexpected eruption earlier this month at least 16 people were killed.
Posted in Global Disaster watch, global disasters, Significant Event Imagery, significant events | Tagged: East Java, Indonesia volcanoes, Java, Malang, Mass Evacuation, Mt Kelud, Mt Merapi, PRF, Sinabung, Surabaya | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on January 21, 2014
“The floods that we now face are all a result of an ecological damage. Our ecology has been completely destroyed,” said Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya, while visiting the devastated are in Bogor on Monday.
“Everything happens because of human behavior which is not environmentally friendly, especially in Ciliwung, where garbage is being dumped into the river,” he said.
The destruction has occurred upstream area of Ciliwung river that runs through the capital, Jakarta, where flooding has already forced more than 65,000 people to flee their homes.
In the Ciliwung Watershed, the forest coverage has decreased from 9.4 percent in 2000 to 2.3 percent in 2010, or a 400-fold drop in the past 10 years.
Balthasar asserts that the flooding in Jakarta and landslides in nearby areas are caused by the ecological devastation in Ciliwung, including the increasing areas of critical land plagued with high levels of erosion and sedimentation, as well as high fluctuation of water flow between the dry and rainy seasons.
“The rate of ecological damage or environmental degradation in Indonesia year to year has been alarming. It was evident from the decrease in the forest coverage from 49.37 percent in 2008 to 47.73 percent in 2012, or degraded by 1.64 percent within four years,” reported Antara
Balthazar has also blamed the ecological disaster in the area on the locals who dump their waste into the river.
Posted in Climate Change, environment, Global Disaster watch, global disasters, Significant Event Imagery, significant events | Tagged: Bogor, Ciliwung river, ecological disaster, flood, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Java, land erosion | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on January 20, 2014
Extreme Rain Events have triggered more flooding and landslides across the Indonesian archipelago, claiming dozens of lives and leaving at least 170,000 people homeless including the northern coast of Java, various parts of the capital Jakarta and North Sulawesi province.
The total number of people who have lost their homes include
Dozens of people have lost their lives since the latest round of flooding began on January 14.
Meanwhile, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency [BNPB] has warned more rains and flooding could hit the disaster areas over the next few days.
Meanwhile, the casualties and the number of people made homeless by the extreme climatic events continue to rise.
Posted in Global Disaster watch, global disasters, Significant Event Imagery, significant events | Tagged: extreme climatic events, Extreme Rain Events, homeless, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Java, North Sulawesi | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on November 9, 2009
A powerful quake measuring up to 7.3 Mw struck Fiji at 17.212°S, 178.413°E or about 100 km north of the capital, Suva and at a depth of 585 km on Monday, November 09, 2009 at 10:45 UTC.
The mainshock was followed by at least one aftershock measuring 5.3 Mw.
On August 19, 2009 FEWW Moderators posted the following entry:
Following the powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the tip of the Fiordland, South island, New Zealand, followed by a large cluster of aftershocks, another round of geo-assault appears to be gearing up at the southern end of the Kermadec trench.
The Fiordland quakes occurred as a result of a large reverse faulting motion caused by the subduction of the Australian subplate under the Pacific plate, on which Fiordland rests, in Puysegur Trench, at the Alpine Fault.
The new wave of earthquakes would instead be caused by the ‘mirror image’ action, with Pacific plate subducting beneath the Australian protoplate.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck south of the Fiji Islands on August 18, 2009 at 21:21 UTC may herald a new round of intense [and unprecedented] seismic activity at Kermadec Trench to the north, NE, and East of the North Island, as well as the north, NE, and east of the South Island, New Zealand.
10-degree Map Centered at 15°S,180°E
Earthquake location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by FEWW
Earthquake Details:
Seismic Hazard Map
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green- USGS/EHP
Seismic Hazard Map
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green- USGS/EHP
Tsunami Info:
NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported NO destructive tsunami as a result of this event.
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Posted in earthquake, earthquake forecast, Earthquakes, eww earthquake forecast, Fiji earthquakes, seismic activity report | Tagged: FIJI earthquake, FIJI quake, intense seismic activity, Java, Kermadec trench, Lambasa, Pacific Plate, Pacific Ring of Fire, Sumbawa earthquake, SUVA, Tambora volcano, tsunami warning, Vanua Levu, Viti Levu | Leave a Comment »
Posted by feww on November 8, 2009
Powerful earthquake measuring up to 7.0Mw struck Indonesia’s Sumbawa region, about 77 km east of Tambora volcano and at an estimated depth of 18 km, November 8, 2009 at 19:41 UTC.
Mount Tambora’s 1815 eruption (Volcanic Explosivity Index of 7) was the largest in modern history, and perhaps the deadliest of all time, with up to an estimated 100,000 people losing their lives as a result.
Alarmed by its findings concerning the prospect of intense seismic activity in the region, FEWW featured Mt Tambora in its weekly volcano watch VolcanoWatch Weekly dated 23 July 2009.
See also September 28, 2009 entry: Up to 3 More Large EQs Could Strike the Pacific Ring of Fire in 2009
FEWW Moderators believe that further, intense seismic activity would most likely occur in the region in the near future.
10-degree Map Centered at 10°S,120°E
Earthquake location Map. Source: USGS/EHP. Enhanced by FEWW
Earthquake Details:
Tsunami Info:
NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Center issued the following evaluation:
A destructive widespread tsunami threat does NOT exist based on historical earthquake and tsunami data. However – there is a very small possibility of a local tsunami that could affect coasts located usually no more than a hundred kilometers from the earthquake epicenter. Authorities in the region near the epicenter should be made aware of this possibility.
Historic Seismicity
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green- USGS/EHP
Seismic Hazard Map
Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green- USGS/EHP
Related Links:
Other Related Links [Including FEWW forecasts]
Posted in earthquake forecast, Earthquakes, feww earthquake forecast, Indonisia earthquakes, seismic activity report, seismic hazard report | Tagged: earthquake, intense seismic activity, Java, Mataram, Raba quake, Sumbawa earthquake, Sumbawa Island, Tambora volcano, tsunami warning, Volcanic Explosivity Index | 1 Comment »
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