Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Wednesday, June 19, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 8:57 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 21 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 126 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on June 19, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIB showed 50 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-23 millimeters and durations of 69-113 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 5 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 3-10 mm and durations of 45-92 seconds, and 4 emission quakes with amplitudes of 3-4 millimeters and durations of 32-40 seconds.

PVMBG advises against any activity in the southeastern sector along Besuk Kobokan, up to 13 kilometers from the summit (eruption center). Outside this distance, the public 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 summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,205 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has experienced the most eruptions, with 529 recorded events.