Emergency Humanitarian Action (EHA)
--WHO - Indonesia
Reference: WHO - EHA - Indonesia - 22 May,2006 - ESR 10, Volcano Eruption
Central Java Provi nce
Reporting date and time: 22 May 2006 (Tuesday), 15:00 hrs
Type of Emergency: Volcanic Eruption
Date of emergency incidence: 15 April 2006 (Wednesday), ± 15:00 hrs local time, (Indonesian local time equals to + 7 hrs GMT), 06:57:34 (UTC)
Place: Mt. Merapi, Magelang District, Central Java
Alertness Level
On Saturday, 13 May 2006 at 08.30 a.m. ocal time, the Directorate of Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation raised the alertness level of Mt. Merapi from level 3 to level 4, which indicated that Mt. Merapi may erupt anytime within 24 hours.
Signification of Volcano's status:
|
Level of
Alertness |
Terms
|
Indications
|
|
Level 1
|
Normal activity
| - Basaltic activity.
- There is no magma pressure indication. |
|
Level 2
|
Cautious
| - Volcanic and seismic activities are
at an increment above normal level.
- Low activity caused by magma, tectonic, and hydrothermal power. |
|
Level 3
|
Alert
| - Intensive seismic activity. All data
show that it will proceed to eruption or to volcanic disaster.
- If the tendency is for activity to increase to the next level, eruption will be happen within 2 weeks. |
|
Level 4
|
Beware
| - It will erupt or is erupting or in
critical condition which can caused volcanic disaster in just minutes.
- The crater eruption has started with ash and smoke. - It will explode in 24 hours. |
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