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        "msgid": "mount-tamboras-status-upgraded-to-alert-level-1773165226",
        "date": "2026-03-11 00:12:54",
        "title": "Mount Tambora's status upgraded to alert level",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Geology Agency has upgraded Mount Tambora on Sumbawa Island from Normal (Level I) to Alert (Level II) status on Tuesday following a significant increase in volcanic earthquake activity. Seismic monitoring data shows a surge in volcanic earthquakes from 267 events in January 2026 to 453 in February, indicating increased magmatic fluid pressure and magma supply from depth, with authorities implementing restrictions on access to the caldera and warning of potential rockslides.",
        "content": "<p>Mount Tambora\u2019s status upgraded to alert level<\/p>\n<p>Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA) \u2014 The Geology Agency of the\nMinistry of Energy and Mineral Resources elevated the activity status of\nMount Tambora on Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara, from Level I\n(Normal) to Level II (Alert) as of Tuesday at 10:00 WITA.<\/p>\n<p>Head of the Geological Agency\u2019s Centre for Volcanic and Landslide\nHazard Mitigation (BPGMGT) for Nusa Tenggara, Zakarias Dedu Ghele Raja,\nstated that the upgrade was based on evaluation of visual and\ninstrumental data showing increased volcanic seismic activity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe increase is particularly demonstrated by a rise in the number of\nearthquakes associated with magma movement from depth towards the magma\nchamber beneath Mount Tambora,\u201d he said via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<p>Seismic monitoring data indicated the volcano experienced 267\nvolcanic earthquakes in January 2026, with the figure rising to 453 in\nFebruary 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The increase in volcanic earthquakes indicates rising magmatic fluid\npressure and magma supply from depth towards the shallower magma system\nbeneath Mount Tambora.<\/p>\n<p>Seismic activity during the period of 1-9 March 2026 remained quite\nintense. During this period, Tambora recorded nine rockfall earthquakes,\n88 shallow volcanic earthquakes, 40 local tectonic earthquakes, and 24\ndistant tectonic earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dominance of shallow volcanic earthquakes indicates that\nmagmatic dynamics beneath the volcano continue and potentially could\ntrigger increased activity in the following period,\u201d said Zakarias.<\/p>\n<p>Residents and visitors are prohibited from descending to the caldera\nfloor, approaching the parasitic cones of Doro Afi Toi and Doro Afi Bou,\nand approaching gas vents on the caldera floor.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, residents are advised to be cautious of potential\nrockfall or landslide hazards on caldera cliffs and walls that could\noccur at any time due to slope instability.<\/p>\n<p>Local government and communities surrounding Mount Tambora are\nexpected to monitor volcanic activity information from the Mount Tambora\nObservation Post in Doro Peti Village, Pekat District, Dompu Regency, as\nwell as the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mount-tamboras-status-upgraded-to-alert-level-1773165226",
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