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Krakatau volcano (Indonesia): strong explosion last night

Tue, 14 Apr 2020, 11:28 11:28 AM | BY: T
Moment of the explosion at Anak Krakatau last night (image: VSI webcam)
Moment of the explosion at Anak Krakatau last night (image: VSI webcam)
Glowing lava bombs have landed on the outer slope
Glowing lava bombs have landed on the outer slope
The volcano remains active. While it has been mostly comparably most of the time, it is emitting lots of gas and steam, probably small explosions, and at night shows near constant glow.
In addition, a powerful explosion occurred from its crater last night, at 20:54 local time.
The eruption lasted only a few minutes and was probably a vulcanian-type event. Glowing lava bombs landed on the outer slope of Anak Krakatau. Here's the event captured by the webcam still operating on the island:

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Satellite image of Krakatau volcano on 12 Apr 2020
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Krakatau volcano
Caldera 813 m (2,667 ft.) / Anak Krakatau: 189 m
Sunda Strait, Indonesia, -6.1°S / 105.42°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Krakatau volcano eruptions:
1530, 1680-81, 1684, 1883 (Plinian eruption), 1927-30, 1931-32, 1932-34, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938-40, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1946-47, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1958-59, 1959-63, 1965(?), 1969(?), 1972-73, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007-8, April 2009-early 2010, Oct 2010 - March 2011, July-Oct 2011, Jan-May + Sep 2012, 2015(?), 2017, 2018 (22 Dec eruption & tsunami), 2019-ongoing
Typical eruption style
Explosive. Construction of a cinder cone  island (Anak Krakatau) inside the caldera formed by the 1883 eruption. Frequent strombolian activity.

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