Morphological analysis of peak location based upon image from south-east image sector on April 14-182021 showed the volume of middle dome at 1,681,000 cubic meters
Yogyakarta – Mount Merapi’s lava dome volume in the middle of its crater’s peak is approximated to reach 1,681,000 cubic meters, Geological Catastrophe Technology Research and Advancement Center (BPPTKG) stated.
” Morphological analysis of peak area based on photo from south-east picture sector on April 14-182021 showed the volume of middle dome reached 1,681,000 cubic meters,” Head of BPPTKG Hanik Humaida noted in a composed declaration gotten here on Sunday.
The volume of lava dome in the middle of Merapi’s peak is bigger than the volume of lava dome on the southwest side of the volcano that reaches 1,024,800 cubic meters with a growth rate of 12,200 cubic meters each day.
Mount Merapi has two lava domes that both grow. The first lava dome lies on the southwest side of the volcano, above from the eruption that happened in1997 The 2nd lava dome was observed by BPPTKG on February 4, 2021, in the middle of the crater’s peak.
Humaida discussed that on April 9-15, 2021, Merapi released burning clouds 6 times as far as 1.8 kilometers in the southwest instructions and gushed lava 119 times as far as 1.5 kilometers in the southwest direction and 7 times in the southeast direction.
The seismicity intensity today is relatively steady compared to the previous week, she added.
On the other hand, the Merapi’s characteristic shape observed by EDM (Electronic Distance Measurement) and GPS (Global Positioning System) today did disappoint any substantial changes.
BPPTKG continues to maintain the status of Mount Merapi at Level III (alert).
Homeowners are advised to remain vigilant of the prospective impact of volcanic lava and hot clouds from Mount Merapi in the south-southwest sector that encompasses Kuning, Bedong, Krasak, Bebeng, and Putih rivers.
If there are any eruptions, Mount Merapi’s volcanic material can stream as far as three kilometers from the mountain’s peak, Humaida informed.
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