Mount Semeru erupts three times, sends volcanic ash 1,000m high
The highest ash column was recorded during an eruption at 6.28am local time, reaching about 4,676 metres above sea level.
Mount Semeru in East Java, Indonesia, experienced three volcanic eruptions on Monday morning, according to the Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre (PVMBG). The highest ash column measured 1,000 meters above the summit, reaching approximately 4,676 meters above sea level. This occurred at 6:28 am local time, lasting for about 140 seconds. Prior to this, two earlier eruptions had taken place at 4:20 am and 5:53 am, with ash columns extending 500 and 800 meters above the summit, respectively.
In parallel events, Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted at 12:39 am, generating a grey ash column about 200 meters high and extending eastwards. This eruption lasted 53 seconds. Additionally, Mount Ili Lewotolok in East Nusa Tenggara erupted at 4:30 am, producing an ash column approximately 200 meters high. Observations indicated that the ash column was moving northwest, with the eruption lasting 34 seconds.
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- Mount Semeru erupts three times, sends volcanic ash 1,000m high freemalaysiatoday.com
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