Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again This Morning (Thursday, February 15, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 10:54 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 10 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 159 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 15, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIB, showed 17 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 12-23 millimeters and durations of 71-157 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 5 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-5 mm and durations of 45-62 seconds, and 4 ash emission quakes with amplitudes of 4-8 millimeters and durations of 47-64 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 208 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara had the most eruptions (57 times), while Mount Semeru erupted 46 times.