Dempo volcano (Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 18 March-24 March 2009 (Continuing Activity)

Wed, 18 Mar 2009, 06:00

06:00 AM | BY: VN

On 23 March, CVGHM lowered the Alert Level for Dempo from 2 to 1 (on a scale of 1-4) based on visual observations of the crater lake during 5-6 January and 2-4 March, and decreased seismicity since a phreatic eruption on 1 January. Visitors and residents were advised not to go within a 1-km radius of the summit.

Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)
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From: Global Volcanism Program, 2009. Report on Dempo. In: Mayberry, G (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 18 March-24 March 2009. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.

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