Indonesian news agency Antara reported that the Levotolo volcano on Indonesia’s Lumblin Island spewed a plume of smoke and volcanic ash that rose to a height of 750 meters.
“The eruption began at 16.04 local time (11.04 Moscow time), a column of smoke and volcanic ash rose to a height of 750 meters above the top of the volcano,” the National Volcanological Center said in a statement.
According to the statement, the eruption lasted only 52 seconds and there were no reports of casualties or property damage as a result.
It is noteworthy that on March 24, the volcano released a column of smoke and volcanic ash, reaching a height of about a kilometer, and this was accompanied by an outpouring of lava and its spread to a distance of up to 500 meters, forcing the local authorities to impose a curfew in the area of the volcano.
It should be noted that the strongest eruption of this volcano was at the end of 2020, which led to the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes and the closure of the local airport.
Indonesia is part of the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire” – a powerful tectonic fault, where the accumulated energy is released in the form of an earthquake and volcanic eruptions, of which there are about 130 in Indonesia.
Indonesian authorities announced the eruption of Mount Merapi on March 11. This volcano is considered one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. As a result of the eruption of this volcano, lava spread up to 1.5 kilometers, which forced the authorities to prevent people from approaching the volcano at a distance of at least 7 kilometers.
Source: Izvestia newspaper.
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