Mount Semeru Erupts Again This Morning (Friday, May 31, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Friday, May 31, 2024, at 09:34 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 9 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 108 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 May 31, 2024, showed 32 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 14-23 millimeters and durations of 60-178 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 2 puffing quakes with amplitudes of 3-5 millimeters and durations of 54-79 seconds, and 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 15 millimeters, S-P 13 seconds, and a duration of 37 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, 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 17 kilometers from the summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 835 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has experienced the most eruptions, with 332 events.