Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again This Afternoon (Saturday, February 17, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at 3:25 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 14 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 the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 100 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 17, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIB showed 26 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 13-22 millimeters and durations of 100-125 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 rockfall earthquake with an amplitude of 6 mm and a duration of 104 seconds, and 1 emission earthquake with an amplitude of 4 millimeters and a duration of 35 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 lahars up to 17 kilometers from the summit.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 213 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Nusa Tenggara had the most eruptions (57 times), while Mount Semeru erupted 50 times.