Alert! Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, 18 May 2026)
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Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Monday (18/5/2026) at 20:12 WIB. Over the past week, Mount Semeru has erupted 3 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption was not visually observed. It was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 22 mm and duration 125 seconds.
(Read: Indonesia Has The Most Active Volcanoes In The World)
Per MAGMA Indonesia activity reports, Mount Semeru is at Activity Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring 12:00-18:00 WIB 18 May 2026 recorded 13 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 10-22 mm, duration 62-148 sec), 1 pyroclastic flow earthquake (22 mm, 233 sec), 3 emission earthquakes (7-8 mm, 69-84 sec).
PVMBG prohibits all activities in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan within 13 km of the summit. Outside this zone, no activity is permitted within 500 m of river banks along Besuk Kobokan due to pyroclastic surge and lahar risks up to 17 km from the summit.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 2,041 volcanic eruptions nationwide. East Java's Mount Semeru recorded the highest total with 1,032 eruptions.
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