Warning! Mount Semeru Erupted Again This Morning (Saturday, 16 May 2026)
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Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Saturday (16/5/2026) at 06:46 WIB. Over the past week, Mount Semeru has erupted 46 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. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 22 millimeters and 161 seconds duration.
(Read: Volcano Eruption Trends In Recent Years)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Semeru activity status is at Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 16 May 2026 00:00-06:00 WIB recorded 18 eruption earthquakes with 10-22 mm amplitude and 59-210 seconds duration.
Additionally, 2 blast earthquakes (6 mm amplitude, 40-47 sec duration) and 2 harmonic tremors (2-22 mm amplitude, 32-131 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG warns: no activities allowed in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan within 13 km of the summit. Outside this zone, avoid activity within 500 m of Besuk Kobokan river banks - hot clouds and lahar may reach up to 17 km from the peak.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 1,995 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. East Java's Mount Semeru recorded the most activity with 1,020 eruptions.
(Read: Indonesia Has The Most Active Volcanoes In The World)
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