Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, December 8, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 8:31 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 99 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 at approximately None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 128 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on December 8, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB, showed 94 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 12-23 millimeters and durations of 55-160 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 4 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 3-7 mm and durations of 29-79 seconds, and 20 emission quakes with amplitudes of 3-8 millimeters and durations of 22-120 seconds.

PVMBG advises against any activity in the southeastern sector along Besuk Kobokan, up to 13 kilometers from the peak (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 the expansion of pyroclastic flows and lahars up to 17 kilometers from the peak.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 5,804 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (2,400 eruptions), while Mount Semeru erupted 2,034 times.