Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, March 3, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at 7:10 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 25 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 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 3, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIB showed 10 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 11-22 millimeters and durations of 50-125 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 2 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-6 millimeters and durations of 75-120 seconds, and 1 flood tremor with an amplitude of 35 millimeters and a duration of 10819 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, 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 summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 345 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Marapi in West Sumatra has erupted the most (110 times), while Mount Semeru has erupted 91 times.