Alert! Mount Semeru Erupted Again This Morning (Friday, 22 May 2026)
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Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Friday (22/5/2026) at 09.32 WIB. Over the past week, Mount Semeru has erupted 27 times.
According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption visual was not observed. Mount Semeru eruption was still ongoing when this report was published.
(Read: BNPB Recorded 52 Natural Disasters Mid-August 2023, Most Were Wildfires)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Semeru activity status is at Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 22 May 2026 00.00-06.00 WIB recorded 17 eruption earthquakes with 10-22 mm amplitude and 62-215 second duration.
Additionally, 7 emission earthquakes (4-5 mm amplitude, 73-129 second duration) and 1 distant tectonic earthquake (4 mm amplitude, 14s S-P interval, 48 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG prohibits all activities in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan within 13 km of the summit. Outside this zone, residents must avoid areas within 500 m of river banks along Besuk Kobokan, as pyroclastic surges and lahar flows may reach up to 17 km from the peak.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 2,101 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. East Java's Mount Semeru recorded the highest activity with 1,056 eruptions.
(Read: Estimated Wildfire Burned Area in East Kalimantan Up To June 2025)
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