The eruption of a volcano in Indonesia, ejected a cloud of ash two and a half kilometers high
The Anak Krakatoa volcano in western Indonesia today spewed huge clouds of volcanic ash to a height of about 2.500 meters. Four eruptions were recorded, authorities said, with the second largest sending a plume of ash and smoke 1.500 meters above the crater.
In 2018, the crater Anak Krakatoa (Indonesian for "Child of Krakato") partially collapsed when a violent eruption sent large volcanic rocks into the ocean, causing a deadly tsunami. Then more than 400 people lost their lives, and hundreds were injured.
🌋 Eruptive pulse en el Monte Anak Krakatau, en Indonesia 🇮🇩 Se registró at las 15:13 WIB. The column of smoke and ash rose ±1500 m above the summit and dispersed towards the west. https://t.co/yiM8DKTMuw pic.twitter.com/KfhpKqfH4s
— 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒂35 (@QuakeChaser35) March 28, 2023
There are no reports of damage and no injuries in today's eruption.
Anak Krakatoa, which sits high on the strait that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra, has been sporadically active since emerging from the sea in the early 20th century in the caldera formed after Krakatoa's deadly 1883 eruption, which is estimated to have cost lives to about 35.000 people.
Indonesia is on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where the convergence of continental plates causes increased seismic and volcanic activity. The country has almost 130 active volcanoes.