Mount Semeru Erupts Again This Morning (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 09:41 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 6 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, no visual eruption was observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 111 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on May 1, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIB, showed 10 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 15-22 millimeters and durations of 96-159 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 5 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-6 millimeters and durations of 43-68 seconds, and 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 15 millimeters, an S-P time of 40 seconds, and a duration of 138 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 608 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has experienced the most eruptions, with 202 recorded events.