JEMBER - Mount Raung is on the border of Jember, Bondowoso, and Banyuwangi Regencies, East Java (East Java) experiencing an eruption with an eruption as high as 600 meters above the peak.
"There was an eruption of Mount Raung on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at 12.25 WIB with an eruption column height of approximately 600 meters above the peak or 3,932 meters above sea level," said Mount Raung Observation Post Officer, Mukijo, as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, June 5.
According to him, the ash column was observed to be white to gray with moderate intensity to the northeast and when the report was made, the eruption was still ongoing.
"People and visitors/tourists are advised not to approach the eruption center in the crater of the summit with a radius of 3 kilometers and down the caldera and spend the night in the crater area," he said.
Mount Raung is one of the active volcanoes in East Java which is at the Level II (Alert) activity level since December 19, 2023, with recommendations not to move at a radius of 3 km from the crater/peak.
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In the Level II (Alert) activity level, Mount Raung shows fluctuating volcanic activity and the potential for eruptions can occur at any time. The last eruption of the mountain occurred on March 13, 2025, resulting in an eruption column of about 1,500 meters from above the peak.
"The public is advised to comply with the recommendations of the Center for Volcanology for Disaster and Geological Mitigation (PVMBG) so as not to move at a radius of 3 km from the crater/peak," he said.
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