Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again Early This Morning (Monday, December 16, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Monday, December 16, 2024, at 02.07 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 9 times.

Based on 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 (None meters above sea level).

The visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 20 millimeters and a duration of 135 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on December 16, 2024, from 00.00 to 23.59 WIB, showed 69 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-22 millimeters and durations of 57-205 seconds.

Then, there were 2 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 3 mm and durations of 59-124 seconds, and 10 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 38-97 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 5,954 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (2,465 eruptions), while Mount Semeru erupted 2,106 times.