Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Saturday, July 6, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at 00:24 WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 40 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, no visual eruption was observed. The eruption of Mount Semeru is still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on July 6, 2024, from 18:00 to 23:59 WIB showed 42 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-22 millimeters and durations of 50-139 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 single rockfall event with an amplitude of 5 mm and a duration of 49 seconds, and 1 deep volcanic earthquake with an amplitude of 12 millimeters, s-p 4 seconds, and a duration of 20 seconds.

PVMBG advises against any activity in the southeastern sector along the Besuk Kobokan river, up to 13 kilometers from the summit (eruption center). Outside this distance, people should not engage in activities within 500 meters of the riverbank (river buffer zone) along the Besuk Kobokan river due to the potential for expansion of pyroclastic flows and lava flows up to 17 kilometers from the summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,453 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has experienced the most eruptions, with 637 events.