Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, 16 October 2026)
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Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again at 00:28 WIB on Friday (16/10/2026). Over the past week, Mount Semeru has erupted 36 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia app, no visual eruption was observed. The event was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 24mm and duration of 156 seconds.
(Read also: Air Quality in 6 Provincial Capitals Affected by Forest Fires: Palembang Ranked Worst)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity reports, Mount Semeru is currently at Alert Level III. Seismic monitoring between 18:00-23:59 WIB on 16 October 2026 recorded 29 eruption earthquakes (12-23mm amplitude, 57-177s duration), 2 collapse earthquakes, and 3 emission earthquakes.
PVMBG prohibits all activities along the southeast Besuk Kobokan zone within 13km of the summit. Additional 500m riverbank exclusion zones apply, as pyroclastic surges and lahars may travel up to 17km from the peak.
For the full year 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 5,125 volcanic eruptions nationwide, with Mount Semeru accounting for 1,994 eruptions alone.
(Read also: Air Quality in 6 Fire-Affected Provincial Capitals: Palangka Raya Most Dangerous (13 October 2026))
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