Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again This Morning (Sunday, February 25, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at 10:07 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 20 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 116 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on February 25, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIB, showed 19 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-22 millimeters and durations of 52-164 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 2 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2 mm and durations of 50-66 seconds, and 4 emission quakes with amplitudes of 3-6 millimeters and durations of 35-70 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 the expansion of pyroclastic flows and lava flows up to 17 kilometers from the summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 268 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Marapi in West Sumatra had the most eruptions (73 times), while Mount Semeru erupted 70 times.