Sundoro volcano (Central Java, Indonesia) activity update: seismic activity decreased, alert lowered back to "normal" (1 out of 4)

Thu, 5 Apr 2012, 10:05

10:05 AM | BY: T

Seismicity at Sundoro continued to increase into January after the Alert Level was raised from 1 to 2 (on a scale of 1-4) on 5 December 2011. After the first week of January through 27 March the number of daily earthquakes significantly decreased. The Alert Level was lowered to 1 on 30 March.

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Wed, 28 Mar 2012, 06:00

Sundoro volcano (Central Java, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 28 March-3 April 2012 (New Activity / Unrest)

CVGHM reported that seismicity at Sundoro continued to increase into January after the Alert Level was raised from 1 to 2 (on a scale of 1-4) on 5 December 2011. After the first week of January through 27 March the number of daily earthquakes significantly decreased. The Alert Level was lowered to 1 on 30 March. ... Read all

Sat, 10 Dec 2011, 00:01

Sundoro volcano (Central Java, Indonesia) activity update: increased seismic activity, steaming

Sundoro volcano in central Java, Indonesia, is becoming restless and the Indonesian Volcanologic Survey raised its alert level to 2 (out of 4) on 6 December 2011, after an increase of tremors was detected. Read all

Wed, 7 Dec 2011, 06:00

Sundoro volcano (Central Java, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 7 December-13 December 2011 (New Activity / Unrest)

CVGHM reported increased seismic activity at Sundoro during October -4 December. On 26 November and 2 December smoke was reported from many fumaroles around the summit crater. Based on visual and seismic data, CVGHM raised the Alert Level from 1 to 2 (on a scale of 1-4) on 5 December. ... Read all

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