{
  "id": 7240240,
  "title": "Mount Semeru erupts three times, sends volcanic ash 1,000m high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/mount-semeru-erupts-three-times-sends-volcanic-ash-1-000m-high-7240240",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T02:56:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/14/mount-semeru-erupts-three-times-sends-volcanic-ash-1-000m-high"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday morning, Mount Semeru in East Java experienced three volcanic eruptions, spewing volcanic ash up to 1,000 meters above its summit, according to Indonesian authorities. The Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre (PVMBG) recorded the highest ash column during the earliest eruption at 6:28am local time, which reached approximately 4,676 meters above sea level. This eruption lasted for 140 seconds, following two other eruptions earlier in the morning.\n\nAt 4:20am, Mount Semeru erupted once more, releasing an ash plume about 500 meters high. The third eruption occurred at 5:53am, sending a column of ash roughly 800 meters above the mountain's peak. Subsequent data from PVMBG's website confirmed these measurements.\n\nMeanwhile, Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted at 12:39am, producing a thick grey ash column around 200 meters above its summit and extending eastward. This eruption lasted for 53 seconds. In East Nusa Tenggara, Mount Ili Lewotolok experienced an eruption at 4:30am, generating an ash column of about 200 meters. The ash from this eruption moved northwest, and it lasted for 34 seconds.",
  "summary": "The highest ash column was recorded during an eruption at 6.28am local time, reaching about 4,676 metres above sea level.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Mount Semeru erupts three times, sends volcanic ash 1,000m high",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/mount-semeru-erupts-three-times-sends-volcanic-ash-1-000m-high",
        "published": "2026-09-14T02:56:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Mount Semeru erupts three times, spews ash up to 1,000 metres",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/mount-semeru-erupts-three-times-spews-ash-up-to-1-000-metres",
        "published": "2026-09-14T03:19:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}