Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Saturday, 8 August 2026)
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Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Saturday (8/8/2026) at 00.15 WIB. Over the past week, Mount Semeru has erupted 47 times.
According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption visual was not observed. The 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 8 August 2026 between 18.00-23.59 WIB recorded 28 eruption earthquakes with 11-22 mm amplitude and 66-101 second duration.
Additionally, 1 collapse earthquake (3 mm amplitude, 70 second duration) and 2 emission earthquakes (4-8 mm amplitude, 41-57 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG prohibits all activities in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan within 13 km of the summit. Outside this radius, residents must avoid activity within 500 m of river banks along Besuk Kobokan, as pyroclastic surges and lahar flows may reach up to 17 km from the crater.
For 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 3,799 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. East Java's Mount Semeru recorded the highest activity with 1,559 eruptions.
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