Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again This Afternoon (Saturday, June 29, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at 3:51 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 32 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 the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 104 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on June 29, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIB showed 41 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-23 millimeters and durations of 62-116 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 2 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-4 mm and durations of 49-51 seconds, and 5 emission quakes with amplitudes of 3-8 millimeters and durations of 39-58 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, the public should not engage in activities within 500 meters of the riverbank (river buffer zone) along Besuk Kobokan due to the potential for the expansion of pyroclastic flows and lahars up to 17 kilometers from the summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,327 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has experienced the most eruptions, with 575 eruptions.