Mount Semeru Erupts Again This Morning (Wednesday, July 3, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 7:01 AM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 14 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 121 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity from 00:00 to 06:00 WIB on July 3, 2024, showed 35 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-22 millimeters and durations of 70-145 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 emission quake with an amplitude of 4 millimeters and a duration of 51 seconds, and 3 distant tectonic quakes with amplitudes of 10-40 millimeters, s-p 13-20 seconds, and durations of 30-83 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 lava flows extending up to 17 kilometers from the summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,399 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has experienced the most eruptions, with 611 recorded events.