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Anak Krakatau erupts in Indonesia
Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Center said ash moved west and south, while authorities issued SIGMETs for the Jakarta and Melbourne flight information regions.
- On Saturday, September 5, 2026, a high-level eruption at Anak Krakatau, Indonesia, ejected volcanic ash up to 15 km above sea level at 00:50 WIB, with Advisory 2026/165 tracking the plume moving west at approximately 93 km/h.
- Prior to the eruption, the South Lampung Regency Disaster Management Agency reported that Anak Krakatau remained at Level III , with shallow magma dynamics assessed as very high and a 3 km exclusion zone maintained around the crater.
- Satellite imagery identified two ash layers: the primary plume reached 15 km and moved west at approximately 74 km/h, while a second layer extended to about 5.5 km and traveled south at approximately 19 km/h.
- SIGMETs were issued for the Jakarta and Melbourne flight information regions to alert aviators, though official sources reported no airport closures or flight cancellations as of 19:58 UTC on September 4.
- The Geological Agency monitoring network recorded 174 eruption earthquakes, 714 emission events, and 851 hybrid earthquakes during the August 22–31 period, with sulfur dioxide emissions ranging from 715 to 2 922 tonnes daily.
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