Merapi volcano (Central Java, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 25 November-1 December 2020 (New Activity / Unrest)
Wed, 25 Nov 2020, 06:00
06:00 AM | BY: VNSeismicity was higher than the previous week. Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM) data continued to measure a distance shortening between points in the NW at a rate of 11 cm per day. During overflights on 26 and 27 November BNPB and BPPTKG observers noted many new avalanche deposits on the NW, W, and SW flanks.
As of 27 November, there were 2,318 people spread across 15 evacuation shelters, according to BNPB. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4).
Sources: Balai Penyelidikan dan Pengembangan Teknologi Kebencanaan Geologi (BPPTKG), Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM), Badan Nacional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB)
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From: Global Volcanism Program, 2020. Report on Merapi. In: Mayberry, G (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 25 November-1 December 2020. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.
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