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

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at 6:56 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 49 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 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 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIB showed 47 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-22 millimeters and durations of 65-158 seconds.

Then, there was 1 tremor with an amplitude of 8 millimeters and a duration of 53 seconds, and 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 15 millimeters, S-P 14 seconds, and a duration of 40 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 carry out activities within 500 meters of the riverbank (river buffer zone) along Besuk Kobokan due to the potential for the expansion of pyroclastic flows and lava flows up to 17 kilometers from the summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,471 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has had the most eruptions, with 646 eruptions.