Unusual Activity From Merapi After Explosif Explosion

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SLEMAN - Conditions of Mount Merapi until tonight still keep the mystery. Unusual activity after the explosive eruption of a volcano, continued to appear on Mount Merapi. One of them is a volcanic earthquake which took place between the hours of 19:30 to 21:00.
Volcanic earthquake was observed by monitoring the seismograph from the former location of this eruption in 2010. What is the strength of the earthquake still continued to count the officers of volcano watchers. ''The possibility is still small, this just is not natural,''said Chief Hall Kegunungapian Investigation and Technology Development (BPPTK), Subandriyo told reporters on Wednesday (27/10) night.
Called-up Subandriyo unnatural activity, because since yesterday until this afternoon, Mount Merapi not reveal the existence of volcanic earthquakes. There is even a tendency to decrease. But after Maghrib, there is increased again.
Subandriyo said, there are several possibilities with increased activity. First that Merapi still save energ which is still stored in the former eruption that occurred last Tuesday. The second possibility, the activity is a sign that magma from the bowels of the earth will soon come out thus forming a new lava dome.
With unstable conditions of Merapi, until mala mini, BPPTK not revoke the status of Merapi. The status of Merapi is still''Caution,''he said. He claimed to still continue to make observations and monitoring through the officers in a number of posts that surrounded the mountain.