Overview of Volcanoes at Alert Level 3
10 October 2014
Source: BNPB, PVMBG, Karo District Government
No.
1.
Name of Volcano
Mt. Sinabung
Location:
Karo District, North
Sumatra Province.
3o10' North Latitude
and 98o23,5' East
Longitude
Closest Cities:
Kabanjahe, Berastagi
Level /
Nature and Recent
Volcanic activity
Alert Level: 3 (since 8
April 2014)
Recent Eruptions: 8-10
October 2014, which
caused eight delayed or
cancelled flights on 9
October. Kuala Namu,
the closest airport,
remains open.
Humanitarian Impact
3,287 people (1,019 families)
still remain in 16 IDP centres.
Additionally, around 6,179
people (2,053 families) are
residing in rented houses.
Response Actions
Government and local
community continue to provide
daily food, water and sanitation,
education, health services and
livelihoods support to the
displaced.
PVMBG, the volcanology agency,
set a hazard zone within 3 km
radius and 5 km particularly to
the south and southeast from the
crater.
Nature Volcanic
Activities:
Pyroclastic lava flow,
rock slides, ashes and
rain lahar, tremor
earthquake, toxic gas.
Residents of Sukameriah,
Bekerah, Simacem, Guru Kinayan,
Kutatonggal, Berastepu, Sibintun
and Gamber Villages are to
remain evacuated. The local
government is preparing a
relocation program for residents
of Sukameriah, Bekerah and
Simacem villages.
Recent activities:
Pyroclastic lava flow
earthquakes, rock
slides, spewing smoke
Local government plans to create
a new evacuation route in Kuta
Tengah Village.
2.
Mt. Karangetang
Location
Pulau Siau of Sitaro
District, North Sulawesi
Province
02° 47’ North Latitude
and 125° 24’ East
Longitude
Closest City:
Manado
3.
Mt. Lokon
Location
Kota Tomohon, North
Sulawesi Province
Alert Level: 3 (since 3
September 2014)
No casualties or displacement
Villagers of Kampung Mini (close
to Beha Barat river), Kola-kola
(Batuawang river), Dompas
(Batang river) and Kampung Kopi
(Kahetang river) are reminded to
be alert of possible pyroclastic
lava flow.
No casualties or displacement
PVMBG sets a hazard zone within
2.5 km radius from the crater.
Nature Volcanic
Activities:
Explosive eruptions,
pyroclastic lava flow,
rock slides, lava.
Recent Activities:
Spewing smokes, rock
slides, volcanic
earthquake.
Alert Level: 3 (since 24
July 2011)
Recent Eruptions: 13
and 15 September 2014
Villagers of Kinilow are to be
equipped with communication
01o 21,5' North
Latitude and 124o
47,5' East Longitude
Closest Cities:
Tomohon, Tondano,
Manado
and early warning tools such as
loud speakers and other
traditional warning tools.
Nature Volcanic
Activities:
Smoke, ashes,
incandescent rock
burst, pyroclastic lava
flow, volcanic bomb,
lava, rain lahar.
Recent Activities:
earthquakes, spewing
smoke
4.
Mt. Slamet
Location
Borders of Pemalang,
Banyumas and Brebes,
Tegal, Purbalingga
Districts, Central Java
Province.
7o 14,30' North Latitude
124o 47,5' East
Longitude
Closest Cities:
Bumiayu, Purwokerto
and Purbalingga
Alert Level: 3 (since 12
August 2014).
Recent Eruption: 12
September 2014
Nature Volcanic
Activities:
Ashes, lava, volcanic
earthquakes.
Recent Activities:
Spewing smoke,
tremors
No casualties or displacement
PVMBG sets a hazard zone within
4 km radius from the crater.
No activity is allowed in areas
closed to Kali Gung and Kali
Pedes Rivers in order to avoid
potential risk of lava flow.
Local authorities have let
preparedness efforts including
distribution of masks and
establishment of evacuation
shelters to evacuate 24,000
residents from 7 villages in the
event the alert level increases to
Level 4.