The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB)
Chief of the Disaster Information and Communication Data Center, Agus
Wibowo, stated that the eruption happened for 7 minutes with an
amplitude of 75 mm, based on seismogram record.
"In
addition, the Merapi eruption was also visually recorded by a monitoring
camera owned by the Geological Disaster Technology Research and
Development Center (BPPTKG) located in the Bubrah Market, Mount Merapi,"
Agus said through a written statement, on Friday, March 27.
There has yet to be any civil report regarding the impact of the volcanic eruption. However, the BNPB has asked for the public to remain calm and to consistently monitor official information.
BPPTKG
continues to maintain the status of Merapi on alert Level II.
Therefore, the people are advised not to do activities within a radius
of three kilometers from the peak of the volcano.
Previously,
Mount Merapi erupted on Tuesday, March 3, at 05:22 local time with the
plume of 6,000 meters above the summit, emitting volcanic ashes on a radius of 10 kilometers from the summit. (Tempo)
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