Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, October 28, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Monday, October 28, 2024, at 11:55 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 6 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 136 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Observations of seismic activity from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB on October 28, 2024, showed 75 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 11-22 millimeters and durations of 60-171 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 11 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-8 mm and durations of 45-101 seconds, and 14 emission quakes with amplitudes of 3-8 millimeters and durations of 44-77 seconds.

PVMBG advises against any activity in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan, up to 8 kilometers from the summit (eruption center). Outside this distance, people should not engage in activities within 500 meters of the riverbank (river buffer zone) along Besuk Kobokan due to the potential for pyroclastic flow and lahar flows extending up to 13 kilometers from the summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 4,615 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,876 eruptions), while Mount Semeru erupted 1,540 times.