Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again This Morning (Saturday, May 11, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 7:59 AM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 15 times.

Based on 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 of Mount Semeru is still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on May 11, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 AM WIB showed 16 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-22 millimeters and durations of 59-197 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 2 millimeters and a duration of 460 seconds, and 1 felt earthquake, scale II MMI, with an amplitude of 40 millimeters (S-P not observed) and a duration of 211 seconds.

PVMBG advises against any activity in the southeastern sector along Besuk Kobokan, up to 13 kilometers from the summit (eruption center). Outside this distance, the public should not conduct activities within 500 meters of the riverbank (river buffer zone) along Besuk Kobokan due to the potential for the expansion of pyroclastic flows and lahars up to 17 kilometers from the summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 669 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has experienced the most eruptions, with 228 eruptions.