20 small quakes shake Reno

Some 20-odd minor earthquakes rattled Reno, Nevada, causing houses and buildings to sway.No major injuries or property damage have been reported but the series of tremors that took place over a period of 12 hours on Sunday, frayed the nerves of residents."Magnitude-3.9 and...

Krakatau child generates flames and fireballs

"Serang (ANTARA News) - After having remained quiet for the past two weeks, Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait on Tuesday resumed its volcanic activity spewing glowing material and fire balls into the sky, an officer at an observation post in Serang said.During the early...

Seismometer at Mt Anak Krakatau resumes functioning

"The seismometer of the Mt Anak Krakatau (GAK) in the Sunda Strait, Lampung province, has resumed functioning on Sunday at 2.02 p.m West Indonesia Time, because of clear weather after heavy rains for several days in the area.Head of the Mt Anak Krakatau monitoring team in...

Mount Anak Krakatau eruptions not disastrous

Serang (ANTARA News) - Eruptions of Mt Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait, would not be so disastrous as the frequency of daily eruptions, volcanic shocks and tremors, has been fluctuating. Observers at the Anak Krakatau monitoring post in Pasauran village, Cinangka...

Activity of Mt Anak Krakatau increasing

Serang (ANTARA News) - The activity of Mt Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait in the last 18 days has been increasing causing frequent volcanic tremors. Anak Krakatau also spewed molten lava and hot rocks reaching 700 meters high. According to the Anak Krakatau...

Ash blankets town near Indonesian volcano

""We have checked with the volcano monitoring team, and they say that the ash does not come from Kelud, but from Semeru," he told AFP, referring to a volcano about 90 kilometres (55 miles) away. Semeru has been spewing ash on and off for months, scientists saying that the...