Mount Semeru Eruption Again Accompanied By Eruption As High As 400 Meters

Mount Semeru erupted recorded on CCTV on Friday (15/11/2024) night. (ANTARA/HO-PVMBG)

Mount Semeru, which is on the border of Lumajang and Malang regencies, East Java, erupted again with an eruption as high as 400 meters above the peak or 4,076 meters above sea level (masl).

"There was an eruption of Mount Semeru on Friday, November 15, 2024, at 18:52 WIB. The height of the eruption column was observed about 400 meters above the peak of Mahameru," said Mount Semeru Observation Post Officer, Liswanto, as reported by ANTARA, Friday, November 15.

According to him, the ash column was observed to be white to gray with moderate intensity to the south and when the report was made, the eruption was still ongoing.

The highest mountain on the island of Java experienced two eruptions, namely 18:35 WIB and 19: 25 WIB, but the visual eruption of the two was not observed because it was covered in fog. When the report was made, the eruption was still ongoing.

He explained that Mount Semeru is still on alert status, so the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) provides a number of recommendations, namely that people are prohibited from carrying out any activity in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan as far as eight kilometers from the summit (the center of the eruption).

Beyond that distance, people are not allowed to carry out activities at a distance of 500 meters from the riverbank (river border) along Besuk Kobokan because it has the potential to be affected by the expansion of hot clouds and lava flows up to a distance of 13 kilometers from the summit.

"People are also not allowed to move within a three-kilometer radius of the crater/peak of Mount Semeru, because they are prone to the danger of throwing stones (lights)," he said.

In addition, the public also needs to be aware of the potential for hot clouds, lava avalanches, and rain lava along rivers/valleys that originate at the top of Mount Semeru, especially along Besuk Kobokan, Besuk Bang, Besuk Kembar, and Besuk Sat, as well as the potential for lava in small rivers that are tributaries from Besuk Kobokan.