Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, May 26, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at 8:54 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 52 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 23 millimeters and a duration of 132 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on May 26, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIB showed 23 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 12-22 millimeters and durations of 65-118 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 4 ash puff quakes with amplitudes of 5-8 millimeters and durations of 40-54 seconds, and 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 10 millimeters and a duration of 152 seconds.

PVMBG advises against any activity in the southeast 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 lahar flows extending up to 17 kilometers from the summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 806 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has experienced the most eruptions, with 323 recorded events.