| G. Status of PVG Increase Be Watchful Seulawah Agam |
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Page 1 of 2 BANDUNG. Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVG) to improve the status of G. Seulawah Agam be "alert" (Level II). Increasing this status is effective from September 1, 2010, at 16:00 pm. Improvement status based on an evaluation of seismic data, visual observations as well as other relevant data.During January until August 2010, visual observations G. Seulawah Agam showed no significant changes in surface phenomenon, but volcanic activity, although visually G. Seulawah Agam not significantly increased, but fluctuated from seismic data has the tendency of increasing volcanic activity, thus commencing 1 September 2010, at 16:00 pm, the status of G. Seulawah Agam raised from "Normal" (Level I) to "Alert" (Level II) ", explained Head of PVG Surono. In connection with the improvement of this status, the Head of PVG recommends that the public / visitors G. Seulawah Agam not do an activity or climbing up to a radius close to 3 km from the Active Crater. Besides the communities around G. Seulawah Agam requested to remain calm but vigilant, not goaded issues of the eruption G. Seulawah Agam and is expected to always follow the directions SATLAKs SATKORLAK PB PB and local. Seulawah Agam (1726 meters above sea level) is one of three active strato volcano type A in the Province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. Geographic position is located at 05? 26 '50''latitude and 95? 39 '54 "E, administratively including Seulimeum subdistrict, Aceh Besar District, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province. The shortest break from Seulawah G. Agam is 136 years and the longest is 239 years old, and the last eruption occurred in the crater of parasites at 12-13 Januari1839 Heutz a phreatic eruption crater. www.tenderoffer.biz
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