Mount Lokon volcano (Sulawesi, Indonesia) erupts again : impressive eruption pictures

Last update: July 15, 2011 at 11:00 pm by By Armand Vervaeck

Fireworks at Mount Lokon. The night was lighting up near Manado, Sulawesi as Mount Lokon spewed fire and ash into the air. Once more we ask our readers to click on the links below drom the Manado Trubun, the local newspaper.  Image page 1 – Image page 2 – Image page 3 – Image page 4 – Image page 5 (Pictures from Jacky Chen and Rizky Adriansyah)

UPDATE 15/07 – 19:44 UTC : A 2:47 AM local time, Lokon volcano did send an ash column 800 meters in the sky. The renewed action comes after 14 hours of limited local ash bursts. The new eruption was preceded by a volcanic earthquake. The new ash clouds are carried to the north-west side of the island, the Tateli area.

for more, go to:   http://earthquake-report.com/2011/07/14/mount-lokon-volcano-eruption-sulawesi-indonesia-alert-raised-to-highest-level/