Warning! Mount Semeru Erupted Again This Morning (Friday, 15 May 2026)
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Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Friday (15/5/2026) at 10:38 WIB. Over the past week, Mount Semeru has erupted 43 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption visual was not observed. The eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 22 mm and duration 122 seconds.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Semeru activity status is at Level III (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 15 May 2026 00:00-06:00 WIB recorded 12 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 12-22 mm and duration 62-115 seconds.
Additionally, 1 emission earthquake (6 mm amplitude, 35 sec duration) and 1 harmonic tremor (9 mm amplitude, 66 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG advises against all activities in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan within 13 km of the summit. Beyond this zone, no activities are allowed within 500 m of riverbanks along Besuk Kobokan, as pyroclastic surges and lahars may reach up to 17 km from the peak.
For the year 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,986 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru leads with 1,017 recorded eruptions.
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