Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, December 29, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at 9:19 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 97 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to reach None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 118 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on December 29, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB showed 54 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 12-22 millimeters and durations of 55-155 seconds.

Then, there were 2 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 5-7 mm and durations of 27-75 seconds, and 3 emission quakes with amplitudes of 4-8 millimeters and durations of 40-54 seconds.

PVMBG advises against any activity in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan, up to 13 kilometers from the peak (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 lava flows extending up to 17 kilometers from the peak.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 6,186 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (2,543 eruptions), while Mount Semeru erupted 2,246 times.