Lumajang, East Java - Mount Semeru, on the border of Lumajang and\nMalang Regencies, East Java, erupted with an explosion reaching 900\nmetres above the summit on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn eruption of Mount Semeru occurred this Saturday at 19:09 WIB,\nwith the eruption column observed at approximately 900 metres above the\nsummit,\u201d stated Sigit Rian Alfian, an officer at the Mount Semeru\nObservation Post, in a written report received in Lumajang.<\/p>\n
According to him, the ash column was observed to be white to grey in\ncolour with thick intensity, moving towards the northeast.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum\namplitude of 23 mm and a duration of 140 seconds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Based on the data, Mount Semeru experienced 11 eruptions on Saturday\nbetween 03:30 WIB and 19:10 WIB, with explosion heights ranging from 500\nmetres to 900 metres above the Mahameru summit.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeyond those distances, the public must also refrain from any\nactivities within 500 metres of the riverbanks along Besuk Kobokan, as\nthere is a potential for the expansion of pyroclastic clouds and lava\nflows up to 17 km from the summit,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The public is prohibited from conducting activities within a\nfive-kilometre radius of the Mount Semeru crater\/summit due to the\ndanger of volcanic rock fragments (incandescent debris).<\/p>\n
Residents are also urged to remain vigilant regarding the potential\nfor pyroclastic clouds, lava flows, and lahars along the rivers and\nvalleys originating from the peak of Mount Semeru.<\/p>\n
\u201cParticularly along Besuk Kobokan, Besuk Bang, Besuk Kembar, and\nBesuk Sat, as well as the potential for lahars in small rivers that are\ntributaries to Besuk Kobokan,\u201d Sigit said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mount-semeru-erupts-with-900-metre-explosion-1789221641", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }