Explosion of Mount Sinabung On 19 February 2018

After a month of rest Mount Sinabung back turbulent on Monday, February 19, 2018 issued a volcanic ash. This time the eruption is very powerful, and became the largest in the history of Mount Sinabung located in Karo district, North Sumatra, erupting terrific at 08:54 pm.

Sinabung volcano erupted early yesterday with the height of the ash column reaching approximately 5,000 meters, according to local residents, in the eruption sounded rumbling.In addition, hot clouds also burst from the crater of the mountain with a range to the northeast." As far as 3.5-4.9 km and to the south as far as 4,900 m.

The high bursts of volcanic ash at this eruption, which is as high as 5 kilometers, is called the most powerful eruption in 2018.

Based on data of Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) monitoring post Mount Sinabung, south-southeast volcanic ash sourcing slope 4.900 meters and sectoral Southeast-East 3,500 meters.

Furthermore, hot clouds of eruption with a glide distance of 4,900 meters leads to the South. Observed autumn with a sliding distance of 1,000-1,500 meters leads to the Southeast and visually covered in ash.

During the eruption, there was also an earthquake. Locals explain, since at 06.00 WIB until 12.00 WIB has lasted 1 earthquake eruption with 607 seconds, 1 time hot clouds of eruption with a duration of 607 seconds, and 10 times a cloud of hot fall with a duration of 195-792 seconds.

Then 14 times earthquake, 5 earthquake blowing, 1 times low frequency earthquake, and 5 times of deep volcanic earthquake. The eruption of Mount Sinabung this time besides volcanic ash and earthquake, small rocks also glide from the stomach Sinabung.