Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again This Morning (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at 6:49 AM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 8 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 700 meters above the peak (4,376 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the north. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 120 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on March 6, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 AM WIB showed 28 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-22 millimeters and durations of 85-154 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 4 puffing quakes with amplitudes of 3-5 millimeters and durations of 62-66 seconds, and 4 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 3-7 millimeters and durations of 118-512 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, the public 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 lahar flows extending up to 17 kilometers from the peak.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 370 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Marapi in West Sumatra had the most eruptions (124 eruptions), while Mount Semeru erupted 101 times.