Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Saturday, 08 August 2026)
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Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Saturday (08/08/2026) at 19:31 WIB. Over the past week, Mount Semeru has erupted 52 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption visual was not observed. Mount Semeru eruption was still ongoing when this report was published.
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Based on MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Semeru activity status is set at Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 08 August 2026 between 12:00 - 18:00 WIB recorded 28 eruption earthquakes with 10-22 mm amplitude and 59-105 second duration.
Additionally, 4 collapse earthquakes (3-8 mm amplitude, 47-92 second duration) and 2 emission earthquakes (3-5 mm amplitude, 31-39 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG prohibits all activities in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan within 13 km from the summit. Outside this zone, public activity is forbidden within 500 meters of Besuk Kobokan river banks: this area is at risk from pyroclastic surges and lahars reaching up to 17 km from the summit.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 3,819 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest activity with 1,564 eruptions.
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