Warning! Mount Semeru Erupts Again This Afternoon (Tuesday, May 14, 2024)

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 4:24 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 8 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 110 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 14, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIB showed 16 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 12-22 millimeters and durations of 65-126 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 2 ash emission quakes with amplitudes of 6-8 millimeters and durations of 45-81 seconds, and 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 12 millimeters and a duration of 117 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 692 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has experienced the most eruptions, with 242 recorded events.