Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, March 10, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 11:42 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 24 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 114 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 10, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 11:59 PM WIB showed 26 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-22 millimeters and durations of 68-140 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 3 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 3-5 mm and durations of 40-72 seconds, and 3 ash emission quakes with amplitudes of 4-8 millimeters and durations of 46-52 seconds.

PVMBG advises against any activity in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan, up to 13 kilometers from the summit (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 lava flows extending up to 17 kilometers from the summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 405 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Marapi in West Sumatra has erupted the most (136 times), while Mount Semeru has erupted 117 times.