Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Tuesday (21/5/2024) at 21.46 WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 14 times.
Citing eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA I…
Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Tuesday (21/5/2024) at 21.46 WIB. In the last week, Mount Semeru has erupted 14 times.
Citing eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to reach 600 meters above the peak or 4,276 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate intensity to the southwest. The eruption of Mount Semeru was still ongoing when this report was written.
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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcanic activity report, Mount Semeru's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Earthquake observations on May 21 2024 at 12.00-18.00 WIB showed that there were 19 earthquake eruptions with an amplitude of 16-23 millimeters and an earthquake duration of 70-132 seconds.
Then, there were 5 gusts of earthquakes with an amplitude of 5-8 millimeters and an earthquake duration of 37-50 seconds and 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 10 millimeters for 14 seconds and an earthquake duration of 41 seconds.
PVMBG advises against carrying out any activities in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan, 13 kilometers from the peak (center of the eruption). Beyond this distance, people do not carry out activities within 500 meters of the river bank (river border) along Besuk Kobokan because they have the potential to be affected by the expansion of hot clouds and lava flows up to a distance of 17 kilometers from the peak.
During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 750 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most with 285 eruptions.
