Mount Merapi

YOGYAKARTA - Mount Merapi twice as thick black smoke bellows out time on Monday (3/10/2014) morning. Smoke bellows accompanied by volcanic in strength around 2 on the Richter scale (SR) was considered eccentric.
"It's weird, we do not know more. But this fascinating phenomenon, "says Head of Research and Technological Development Kebencanaan Geology (BPPTKG) Yogyakarta, Subandriyo, in his office.
Volcanic earthquakes in the Subandriyo says, occurred at a depth of two kilometers from the peak of Merapi. According to him, the volcanic quakes in the mark have high pressure in Merapi. "Because the fractured rock," he said.
When the first blast at 6:54 pm, in the volcanic quakes not last. New quake concur with the last one at 7:08 pm blast. In the span of about an hour, the gust was recorded up to four times. "So, the last gust as high as 1,500 meters up the column [1.5 miles]," he said.
According Subandriyo, the character Merapi 1990s between the shallow volcanic zone there asesmic zone or shallow pockets, but after 2010 eruption in the bag are no longer valid so vague and superficial volcanic limit.
"But, if an explosive eruption occurred at a depth of shallow volcanic five to 10 miles from the summit of Merapi," he said.
Smoke bellows sulfatara itself, more Subandriyo, unlike phreatic eruption occurred on 18 November 2013 and, since it was not accompanied by infiltration of rainwater.
According to him, it happened quite unexpectedly blast triggered by tectonic earthquakes in southeast Malang on Saturday (9/3) at 20:42 hrs, with a depth of 10 kilometers.
The tectonic earthquake shook the stomach Merapi impact on emissions. Suggestion that leads to the south-west to Deles, Klaten, a distance of 6 km, 7 km. Subandriyo said the blast was concentrated colored sulfatara gases and ash ash has 1 millimeter thickness.
In such a condition, it said there was no increase in the status of Merapi. "Merapi is the normal condition, no improvement kegempaan and deformation," he said.
However, what to look out for is the view of Mount Kelud ash mixed with sediments on the slopes of Merapi last year and the rivers that disgorge at Merapi. "Abu Mount Kelud makes lava flows when it rains. Memperlicin, "he said.
As a result of the blast, two villages in the District of accidents, Klaten thin ash rains hit.
One of the volunteers Turahan AWU Balerante, Teach Suparno, 32, said the morning explosion at Merapi managed to startle people. The initiative, people do not hear the sound of the crash but suddenly saw a spray of very high volcanic ash.
"People panic, and bersiaga in front of their house while waiting for the development of information," Show him to journalists at the Post Master Balerante 907 on Monday. According to him, people are still traumatized by the terrible eruption of Merapi in 2010.
Around an hour later, a bold new citizens to pursue their activities. This was done after they get the information that Merapi was still secure.
Meanwhile, our team of District Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Klaten also directly check the conditions in the slopes of Merapi and tried to console people not to panic. Moreover, BPBD also share the mask to the staff and volunteers.