The dangers of Mount Sinabung

At first mount Sinabung is a strato Volcano type B or an explosive history unrecorded erupted since the year 1600 's. However, for the first time after more than 400 years of no activity, then the freatik eruption occurred on August 27, 2010.

"This mountain is long does not erupt. Of research results that, the eruption of charcoal in his last approximately 1,200 years ago or 800-year year. Continue to 2010 and then September yesterday, "said Hendrasto.

The eruption, August 27, 2010

The eruption of Mount Sinabung on August 27, 2010 categorized freatik eruption types followed by falling volcanic ash spread to East-South-East of Mount Sinabung, and covered the villages of Sukameriah, Gungpitu, Sabi-garang, Sukadebi, and Pegs. From that moment on the mountain of diklarifikasikan type.

Eruption History

August 2010:
Date of 27-28 August eruption of ash/freatik from the Summit craters.

On 29-30 August 2010 eruption of ash from the top of the column and the THUMP sounds ranges 1500-2000 meters

September 2010:
On September 3 and 7 eruption of ash with a high column of ash ranges from 2000-5000 meters.

September-November 2013:
Since 15 September-25 September already happening 107 times the eruption of ash that sometimes accompanied pebbles while letting sand-gravel (farthest lk 5 km) and the flow of heat clouds glide the furthest distance with lk 1.5 km.

Ash eruption with ash columns (lk 10,000 m) occurred on November 19, 2013. Ash eruptions followed with distance heat clouds glide the furthest towards the Southeast slopes as far as 1500 meters occurred at 11, 24 and 25 November 2013.

The volcanic activity of Mount Sinabung 2013

September 2013:
On September 15 at 02.51 GMT eruption occurred followed by a grey pebbles while letting incandescent rocks around the crater, its status raised to become idle.

On 17 and 18 September going eruptions of ash, and 1,500 3,000 meters high, followed by pebbles while letting incandescent rock and far around the crater.

On September 29, the status was revealed to be alert.

January 2013:
At 15, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, and 31 high-ash, eruptions occurred 700 up to 5,000 meters. Most eruptions followed stone pebbles while letting incandescent and fell around the crater.

January 2013:
On 1, 3, 4 November eruption occurs, 700 to 7,000 meters high and spread to the Southwest-West, generally accompanied by a rumbling. Most eruptions followed stone pebbles while letting incandescent and fell around the crater.

On November 3, the status was raised to become idle.

On 5-14, 17-20, 23 and 24, the eruption occurred 500 to 10,000 meters high and spread to the Southwest-West, East-South-East, generally accompanied by thundering voice. Most eruptions followed clouds of heat towards the Southeast with a distance of 500-1500 metres of glide. The eruption on 24 reaches 20 incident, its status raised to look out at 10.00 pm.