Sualwesi in Indonesia about to blow - just had a deep 4.5 closeby
Posted by JAC on 3/18/2011, 4:08 pm
Alert level at Indonesia volcano raised to highest

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_INDONESIA_VOLCANO?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-03-18-08-34-49

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia has raised the alert level at one of its most active volcanos to the highest after it repeatedly sent hot clouds of gas down its slopes.

Volcanology hazard mitigation chief Surono says authorities have been ordered to evacuate people living along Mount Karangetang's slopes.

He says the 5,853-foot (1,784-meter) mountain on Siau, part of the Sulawesi island chain, spewed hot clouds of gas at least seven times Friday. There were no reports of injuries or damage.

It last erupted in August, killing four people.

Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin that is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.



Magnitude 4.5

Date-Time Friday, March 18, 2011 at 18:10:24 UTC
Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 02:10:24 AM at epicenter

Location 0.003°S, 123.535°E

Depth 137.4 km (85.4 miles)

Region SULAWESI, INDONESIA

Distances 80 km (49 miles) SE of Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia
221 km (137 miles) SW of Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia
973 km (604 miles) NNW of DILI, Timor-Leste
1639 km (1018 miles) S of MANILA, Philippines


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000261b.php




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