Mount Semeru Erupted Again This Morning (Thursday, 7 May 2026)
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Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Thursday (7/5/2026) at 10:15 WIB. Over the past week, Mount Semeru has erupted 38 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 reached None meters above the summit, or None meters above sea level.
No visual eruption was observed. Mount Semeru's eruption was still ongoing when this report was published.
(Read: Distribution of Fatalities from Floods and Landslides in West Sumatra (9 December 2025))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Semeru is set at Activity Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 7 May 2026 between 00:00–06:00 WIB recorded 19 eruption earthquakes with 11–23 mm amplitude and 84–143 second duration.
Additionally, 2 collapse earthquakes (1–2 mm amplitude, 62–71 second duration) and 4 emission earthquakes (3–6 mm amplitude, 45–72 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG prohibits all activities in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan within 13 km of the summit. Beyond this zone, residents must not operate within 500 meters of Besuk Kobokan river banks, as hot cloud surges and lahar flows may reach up to 17 km from the peak.
As of 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 1,839 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru accounts for the highest number with 950 eruptions recorded.
(Read: Floods Dominated Disaster Events in Indonesia First Quarter 2026)
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