Indonesia's Mount Semeru Erupts for the Second Time on Friday, February 16
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17 February 2024 00:53 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Mount Semeru in East Java erupted on Friday afternoon, February 16. The volcano ejected an eruption column about 700 meters from its Mahameru Summit or about 4,376 meters above sea level. It was the second eruption of the day.
The mountain, which lies on the border of Lumajang Regency with Malang, erupted at 17:20 West Indonesia Time. Sigit Rian Alfian, an officer at the Semeru observation post, told ANTARA that the volcanic ash column had a thick intensity and was moving northwest.
Sigit also said that the eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 23 mm and a duration of 144 seconds.
Roughly an hour earlier, Semaru, the highest mountain on the island of Java, also erupted. But the height of the first eruption was not observed. The first eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 22 mm and a duration of 127 seconds.
As for reports on Mount Semeru's seismic activities, between 12:00 and 18:00 on Friday there were 18 earthquake eruptions recorded, each with an amplitude of 10 to 23 mm, lasting between 52 and 144 seconds.
The volcano, standing 3,676 meters above sea level, is still at Alert status or Level III. The public is advised not to carry out any activities in the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan, as far as 13 km from the summit. People are prohibited from carrying going near a 5 km radius of the crater/summit, as the area is prone to the danger of flaming rocks.
People are also advised to be alert over the potentials for hot clouds, lava avalanches, and lava flows along rivers and valleys that originate at the peak of Semeru, especially along Besuk Kobokan, Besuk Bang, Besuk Kembar and Besuk Sat as well as the potential for lahars in small rivers that run from Besuk Kobokan.
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