Mount Semeru Erupted Again This Morning (Thursday, 8 October 2026)

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Irfan Fadhlurrahman 08/10/2026 09:29 WIB
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Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Thursday (8/10/2026) at 08.49 WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 20 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption visual was not observed. The eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 22 millimeters and duration 93 seconds.

(Read: Jatibening Listed Among 15 Regions with Best Air Quality in Indonesia as of September 2023)

Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Semeru activity status is Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 8 October 2026 00.00-06.00 WIB recorded 30 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 12-23 mm and duration 60-167 seconds.

Additionally, 1 collapse earthquake (3 mm amplitude, 65 sec duration) and 4 harmonic tremors (6-11 mm amplitude, 136-442 sec duration) were detected.

PVMBG prohibits all activities in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan within 13 km from the summit. Outside this zone, no activities are forbidden within 500 m of river banks along Besuk Kobokan due to risk of pyroclastic surges and lahars reaching up to 17 km from the peak.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 4,987 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru recorded the highest with 1,939 eruptions.

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