Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again This Afternoon (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 1:15 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 59 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 be approximately 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 21 millimeters and a duration of 106 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on November 27, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB showed 107 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-23 millimeters and durations of 45-145 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 4 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-7 mm and durations of 30-100 seconds, and 7 emission quakes with amplitudes of 3-8 millimeters and durations of 39-71 seconds.

The PVMBG advises against any activity in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan, up to 13 kilometers from the peak (eruption center). Outside this distance, people should not engage in activities within 500 meters of the riverbank (riverbed) along Besuk Kobokan due to the potential for pyroclastic flow and lahar flows extending up to 17 kilometers from the peak.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 5,476 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (2,229 eruptions), while Mount Semeru erupted 1,888 times.