Warning! Mount Semeru Erupted Again Early This Morning (Thursday, 7 May 2026)
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Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Thursday (7/5/2026) at 04:36 WIB. In the past week, Mount Semeru has erupted 31 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height was approximately None meters above the summit (None meters above sea level).
No visual eruption was observed. The eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 21 mm and duration 157 seconds.
(Read: Distribution of Fatalities Due to Floods and Landslides in Aceh (9 December 2025))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Semeru activity status is at Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 7 May 2026 18:00–23:59 WIB recorded 14 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 20–22 mm and duration 104–170 seconds.
Additionally: 2 emission earthquakes (5 mm amplitude, 73–99 sec duration) and 1 harmonic tremor (6 mm amplitude, 511 sec duration).
PVMBG advises: No activities are permitted in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan, up to 13 km from the summit. Outside this zone, no activities within 500 m of river banks along Besuk Kobokan: this area is at risk of pyroclastic flow expansion and lahar hazards up to 17 km from the summit.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,829 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 943 eruptions.
(Read: Floods and Forest Fires: Most Frequent Disasters in Indonesia 2025)
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