Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Thursday, June 27, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 10:46 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 16 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 130 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 27, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIB showed 42 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-22 millimeters and durations of 65-120 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 5 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-5 mm and durations of 43-63 seconds, and 3 emission quakes with amplitudes of 3-6 millimeters and durations of 44-51 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, people should not engage in activities within 500 meters of the riverbank (river edge) 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 1,293 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has experienced the most eruptions, with 559 eruptions.