Ahli Vulkanologi ITS Ingatkan Pentingnya Pahami Status Gunung Api dan Mitigasinya

Selasa, 8 September 2026, 14:58 WIB Sumber: Sindonews

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Ahli Vulkanologi ITS Haris Miftakhul Fajar menekankan pentingnya masyarakat memahami empat status aktivitas gunung api (normal, waspada, siaga, awas) sebagai acuan mitigasi, bukan sekadar penanda letusan. Pemerintah melalui PVMBG menyediakan sistem informasi terpadu lewat platform MAGMA Indonesia untuk memantau aktivitas gunung api secara berkala. Ia juga mengingatkan masyarakat agar menyaring informasi dengan benar dan tidak mudah percaya hoaks, karena secara ilmiah belum ada teknologi yang mampu memprediksi hari dan jam pasti terjadinya erupsi.

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M Haris Miftakhul Fajar, ahli geologi ITS, emphasizes monitoring volcano activity status to boost public awareness and guide proper mitigation.
Indonesia faces high volcanic activity in several regions, prompting renewed focus on mitigation and public education.
Haris serves as Head of the Geophysical Engineering Department at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS).
Four official volcano status levels are recognized: Normal, Waspada (Watch), Siaga (Alert), and Awas (Highest).
These four levels serve as mitigation references, not just eruption predictors, according to Haris.
PVMBG, under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), functions as the government's official volcano monitoring body.
PVMBG provides an integrated information system through the MAGMA Indonesia digital platform.
MAGMA Indonesia delivers regularly updated reports on activity across all Indonesian volcanoes.
Haris warns against believing hoaxes and urges the public to filter information carefully.
Unfounded eruption predictions circulate on social media, despite no scientific technology capable of pinpointing exact eruption dates or times, per Haris.