Mount Sinabung remains on alert level, residents urged to stay away from the summit

A journalist photographs Mount Sinabung as it spews volcanic ash in Kutarayat Village, Naman Teran Sub-District, Karo District, North Sumatra, Wednesday (Sept. 2, 2026). The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) reported that Mount Sinabung remained at Level III, or Alert, based on monitoring as of 6 a.m. local time on Wednesday, recording five hybrid earthquakes and four deep volcanic earthquakes. Residents and tourists were advised to stay away from the summit. ANTARA FOTO/Yudi Manar/tom/M052

Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash in Kutarayat Village, Naman Teran Sub-District, Karo District, North Sumatra, Wednesday (Sept. 2, 2026). The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) reported that Mount Sinabung remained at Level III, or Alert, based on monitoring as of 6 a.m. local time on Wednesday, recording five hybrid earthquakes and four deep volcanic earthquakes. Residents and tourists were advised to stay away from the summit. ANTARA FOTO/Yudi Manar/tom/M052

Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash in Kutarayat Village, Naman Teran Sub-District, Karo District, North Sumatra, Wednesday (Sept. 2, 2026). The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) reported that Mount Sinabung remained at Level III, or Alert, based on monitoring as of 6 a.m. local time on Wednesday, recording five hybrid earthquakes and four deep volcanic earthquakes. Residents and tourists were advised to stay away from the summit. ANTARA FOTO/Yudi Manar/tom/M052