Overall Green alert Volcanic eruption for Merapi
in Indonesia

Event summary

GREEN alert: The Merapi Volcanic eruption is unlikely to require external humanitarian assistance based on the exposed population and coping capacity.

GDACS ID VO 1000004
Name: Merapi
Lat/Lon: -7.54 , 110.446
Event Date: 28 Jan 2021 UTC
Exposed Population 30km: About 4440000 people within 30km
Exposed Population 100km: About 24400000 people within 100km
Max Volc. Explosivity Index VEI: 4
Population Exposure Index PEI: 7
Inserted at: 07 Jan 2021 07:43 UTC

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Indonesia - Mount Merapi volcanic eruption (ECHO 12 Nov 2020)Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:06

  • Mount Merapi, located between Central Java Province and the Special Region of Yogyakarta has increased the volcanic activity with explosive eruptions and associated flank collapse.
  • According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB), 1,294 people have been evacuated from the Regencies of Magelang (835), Sleman (203), Boyolali (133) and Klaten (123).
  • The Center for Investigation and Development of Geological Disaster Technology (BPPTKG), increased the alert status of the volcano to the third level.
Indonesia - Mount Merapi volcanic eruption (ECHO 07 Jan 2021)Thu, 07 Jan 2021 10:55

  • Mount Merapi, located between Central Java Province and the Special Region of Yogyakarta has increased the volcanic activity with lava and pyroclastic flows. 
  • Media report, as of 7 January, 500 evacuated people across Magelang Regency (Central Java).
  • According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB), the alert status of the volcano stands at the third level.
Indonesia - Mount Merapi volcanic eruption update (ECHO 08 Jan 2021)Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:47

  • Mount Merapi continues his activity characterized by lava and pyroclastic flow.
  • The Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) reports 1,342 evacuated people in 9 evacuation points across 4 Regencies (Sleman, Magelang, Boyolali and Klaten) located in the Yogyakarta Special Administrative Region and Central Java Province.
  • National and local authorities are constantly monitoring the volcanic activity.  
Indonesia – Volcanic eruption (ECHO 28 Jan 2021)Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:16

  • Mount Merapi, located between Central Java Province and the Special Region of Yogyakarta erupted pyroclastic and lava flows on 27 January.
  • According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management there are no reports of casualties or damage. The authorities appealed to the people not to carry out any activities in the danger zone of five km from the crater. 
  • Over the next 24 hours, very heavy rainfall is forecast over the whole Java Island, including the area of Mount Merapi.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

The Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report provides information about global volcanism on a weekly basis. Latest Merapi report has been published on 06 Jan 2021 07:31.
BPPTKG reported that during 25-31 December rock avalanches traveled as far as 1.5 km down Merapi?s NW flank in the Senowo drainage. A comparison of photos taken on 24 and 30 December showed minor morphological changes in the summit area. Seismic activity was more intense than the previous week. Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM) data continued to measure a distance shortening between points in the NW at a rate of 14 cm per day. Incandescence from the crater was visible at night on 31 December, possibly signifying the emergence of lava. At 1952 on 4 January avalanches on the SW flank were recorded by webcams and heard at the Merapi Babadan observation post, and were coincident with the appearance of another incandescent area. That same day BNPB noted that 1,115 residents remained in evacuation centers. Descending incandescent material was visible on the upper SW flank during 1847-1911 on 5 January. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public were warned to stay 5 km away from the summit. Source: Balai Penyelidikan dan Pengembangan Teknologi Kebencanaan Geologi (BPPTKG)
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Meteo Cronaca DIRETTA VIDEO: INDONESIA, sempre più IMPRESSIONANTE l'Eruzione del Vulcano MERAPI. Le IMMAGINI. In INDONESIA si risveglia il vulcano MERAPI con una nuova potente eruzione. Paura e timore per le popolazioni che vivono nella zo
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Meteo Cronaca DIRETTA VIDEO: INDONESIA, sempre più IMPRESSIONANTE l'Er ... Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:39:00 +0100.

Meteo Cronaca DIRETTA VIDEO: INDONESIA, sempre più IMPRESSIONANTE l'Eruzione del Vulcano MERAPI. Le IMMAGINI. In INDONESIA si risveglia il vulcano MERAPI con una nuova potente eruzione. Paura e timore per le popolazioni che vivono nella zo
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Volcán Merapi de Indonesia expulsó río de lava incandescenteThu, 28 Jan 2021 12:43:00 +0100.

El volcán Merapi, situado en el la región central de la isla indonesia de Java, expulsó este miércoles un río de lava incandescente de más de un kilómetro y medio. En la zona se alzaron grandes nubes de humo y cenizas que provocaron la aler
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (32), (2), INGV (2), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),