Some professionals believe that there is still a small chance of a storm because of the nature of Mount Ruang’s eruptions thus far.
Dr. Surono, an Indonesian volcanologist who goes by the name” sonoma,” told CNA that floods can happen after a volcanic eruption if they are so powerful that they cause landslides into the water, displacing thousands of square meters of water. Surono, like most Citizens, goes by one title.
He cited a new Mount Anak Krakatoa incident from 2018 as an example. More than 400 people were killed and thousands of others were hurt in the storm caused by the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatoa, which partially plunged the pile into the sea.
But, in the case of Mount Ruang, Dr Surono believes that a storm is “very doubtful” to appear based on observations made on the nature of the supervolcano explosions in recent days
The brief time between the earthquake and the eruption, which is only a few hours, demonstrates this ( small tsunami potential ). This shows that the magma source ( eruption ) is shallow, not something that is built up from below”, said Dr Surono..
The supervolcano volcanoes so far, according to Dr Surono, do not show a large movement of lava from the moon’s bowels to the mountain. From the development of this volcano, there is little prospect of a wave, he said.
” So it is unlikely. It can even be ruled out that the area may be destroyed by the explosions, which is a prerequisite for a storm to occur,” said Dr. Surono.
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency ( BMKG ) Tsunami and Earthquake Centre’s head, Mr. Daryono, stated that his agency uses tide gauge equipment from the Geospatial Information Agency to continue monitoring the sea levels for early tsunami detection.
The Maritime Automatic Weather System ( MAWS ) from BMKG has also been used to monitor developments there in five locations that are close to Mount Ruang.
There was no change in the water levels that may show whether a storm may happen, according to the tracking results so far.
According to the data from the water level monitoring that was conducted by BMKG, it appears that the water level conditions at all locations indicate that the Mount Ruang eruption has certainly caused significant changes in the sea level, Mr. Daryono said in a statement released by CNN Indonesia.