Mount Semeru Erupts Again in the Early Hours of Today (Friday, November 8, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Friday, November 8, 2024, at 03:16 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 56 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to reach 400 meters above the peak, or 4,076 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 100 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on November 8, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIB showed 105 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-23 millimeters and durations of 56-152 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 6 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-8 mm and durations of 33-87 seconds, and 17 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 27-66 seconds.

PVMBG advises against any activity in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan, up to 13 kilometers from the peak (eruption center). Outside this distance, people 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 lava flows extending up to 17 kilometers from the peak.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 4,899 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions (1,967 eruptions), while Mount Semeru erupted 1,670 times.