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

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 9:30 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 23 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 115 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 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIB showed 27 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-222 millimeters and durations of 93-148 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 rockfall event with an amplitude of 6 mm and a duration of 91 seconds, and 4 ash emission events with amplitudes of 5-6 millimeters and durations of 34-49 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 lahar flows extending up to 17 kilometers from the summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 404 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Marapi in West Sumatra had the most eruptions (136 times), while Mount Semeru erupted 116 times.