Mount Anak Krakatau Continues To Spew Hot Lava

Bandarlampung, Lampung (ANTARA LAMPUNG)- Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait continued to show volcanic activities on Tuesday scaring  people in nearby coastal areas.
       
"Tremors have not stopped rocking this  area since yesterday," Hamdani, an officer in charge of the volcano monitoring post in the village of Hargopancuran, South Lampung, said here Tuesday.
       
The peak was not visible as it was blanketed with black clouds  on Tuesday morning, Hamdani said.
       
The tremors, however,  were less intense than yesterday when the volcano spewed hot lava  and other volcanic materials as high as 600 meters from its peak.
       
"But it is difficult to predict Anak Krakatau," Hamdani said.
       
The meteorology and geophysics office warned fishermen to stay away from the volcano although it said the tremor would not cause tsunami.  
 
Krakatau's explosion in the 18th century caused one of the most devastating tsunamis  in history  in the world.  
    
The sound of the explosion was heard as far away as Australia 3500 km away, and the island of Rodrigues near Mauritius 4800 km away. It is the loudest-ever sound in recorded history.