Indonesia’s Mount Semeru Erupts Five Times in East Java
The initial eruption took place at 12.28 a.m. local time (1728GMT Tuesday), with an ash column climbing roughly 600 meters above the crater, a news agency reported. The white-to-gray ash cloud was described as having moderate intensity and drifted toward the north.
The most powerful blast was logged at 5.36 a.m. local time, when ash soared 1,000 meters above the summit and shifted in a northeasterly direction, stated Liswanto, an official at the Mount Semeru Observation Post.
The final eruption happened at 8.06 a.m., as reported by the news agency. It was detected on a seismograph with a peak amplitude of 22 millimeters and persisted for 125 seconds.
Officials cautioned residents to refrain from carrying out activities within 500 meters of the Besuk Kobokan riverbank, warning that scorching clouds and lava streams could extend up to 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) from the volcano’s summit.
Indonesia lies along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an area known for intense seismic movement, and is home to more than 120 active volcanoes.
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