Mount Semeru Erupts Again This Morning (Sunday, March 16, 2025)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 7:10 AM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 77 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed at approximately None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

The eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 105 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on March 16, 2025, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB showed 46 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 12-23 millimeters and durations of 61-179 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 rockfall event with an amplitude of 2 mm and a duration of 59 seconds, and 7 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 37-76 seconds.

PVMBG advises against any activity in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan, up to 8 kilometers from the peak (eruption center). Outside this distance, the public 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 13 kilometers from the peak.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,211 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions with 1,018.