Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, October 13, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Sunday, October 13, 2024, at 00:05 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). 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, no visual eruption was 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 II (Alert). Seismic observations on October 13, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB, showed 62 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-22 millimeters and durations of 50-181 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 9 guguran (rockfall) quakes with amplitudes of 2-10 mm and durations of 48-145 seconds, and 11 emission quakes with amplitudes of 4-8 millimeters and durations of 44-94 seconds.

PVMBG advises against any activity in the southeastern 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 lahar flows extending up to 17 kilometers from the summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 4,439 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,821), while Mount Semeru erupted 1,485 times.