Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, 29 May 2026)

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Irfan Fadhlurrahman 29/05/2026 18:20 WIB
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Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Friday (29/5/2026) at 18.13 WIB. Over the past week, Mount Semeru has erupted 38 times.

According to eruption information from the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption visual was not observed. Mount Semeru's eruption was still ongoing when this report was published.

(Read: 55 Disasters Occurred Mid-September 2023, Peatland Fires Dominated)

Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Semeru activity status is at Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 29 May 2026 between 12.00-18.00 WIB recorded 13 eruption earthquakes with 10-22 mm amplitude and 61-139 second duration, plus 3 emission earthquakes with 5-6 mm amplitude and 50-74 second duration.

PVMBG warns: no activities are permitted in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan within 13 km of the summit. Outside this radius, no activities are allowed within 500 m of Besuk Kobokan river banks, as pyroclastic surges and lahars may reach up to 17 km from the peak.

For 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,214 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. East Java's Mount Semeru recorded the highest activity with 1,114 eruptions.

(Read: Peatland Fire Extent Indicators for Central Kalimantan Province Over The Last Decade)

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