The PVMBG volcano observatory reported that recent observations from May showed no significant signs of the elevated activity at the volcano leading to an eruption anymore.
Therefore, a decision has been made to decrease the Volcanic Alert Level to Level 2 by 24 August at 14:00 local time due to continuing low seismic activity and visual observations.
Awu is one of Indonesia’s deadliest volcanoes; powerful explosive eruptions in 1711, 1812, 1856, 1892, and 1966 produced devastating pyroclastic flows and lahars that caused more than 8000 cumulative fatalities during 5 eruptions (in 1711, 1812, 1856, 1892 and 1966).
Awu contained a summit crater lake that was 1 km wide and 172 m deep in 1922, but was largely ejected during the 1966 eruption.
The eruption in 2004 prompted the evacuation of 27,000 people, but the eruption eventually did not escalate into a major event.
Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi volcano activity update 27 August 2022