Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, December 22, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Sunday, December 22, 2024, at 8:21 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 55 times.

According to 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 to reach None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 112 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on December 22, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB showed 61 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 11-22 millimeters and durations of 62-159 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 2 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 3-5 mm and durations of 44-67 seconds, and 4 emission quakes with amplitudes of 3-8 millimeters and durations of 46-58 seconds.

PVMBG advises against any activity in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan, up to 8 kilometers from the peak (eruption center). Outside this distance, people 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 13 kilometers from the peak.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 6,033 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (2,494 eruptions), while Mount Semeru erupted 2,152 times.