Mount Semeru Erupted Again This Afternoon (Tuesday, 9 June 2026)
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Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Tuesday (9/6/2026) at 17:19 WIB. Over the past week, Mount Semeru has erupted 25 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 500 meters above the summit (4,176 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared white to grey with moderate intensity, drifting northwards. Semeru's eruption was still ongoing when this report was published.
(Read: Data on Number of Houses Submerged by Natural Disasters in Indonesia 2014)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Semeru is currently set at Activity Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 9 June 2026 between 06:00–12:00 WIB recorded 13 eruption earthquakes with 11–22 mm amplitude and 66–120 second duration.
Additionally, 1 rockfall earthquake (2 mm amplitude, 42 seconds) and 3 gas emission earthquakes (2–3 mm amplitude, 25–39 seconds) were detected.
PVMBG prohibits all activities in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan up to 13 km from the summit. Outside this zone, public activity is also forbidden within 500 meters of Besuk Kobokan river banks, as hot pyroclastic clouds and lahar flows may reach up to 17 km from the peak.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 2,474 volcanic eruptions nationwide. East Java's Mount Semeru accounted for the highest count with 1,214 eruptions.
(Read: Nearly 300 Natural Disasters Recorded by Mid-February 2024)
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