Indonesia raised its warning to the highest level after Mount Semeru erupted, prompting evacuations of nearby residents.
Japan’s Meteorological Agency said the plume from the volcano reached 15 kilometers into the air. The agency said in a statement Sunday it is monitoring for the possibility of a tsunami, but that no significant tide level changes had been observed at observation points in Japan and overseas. Indonesia’s disaster management agency advised people not to carry out activities within a 5-kilometer radius from the top of Mount Semeru and said nearly 100 residents have evacuated.
, said in a statement the alert level of volcanic activity had been raised to the highest Level IV from Level III. Mount Semeru, which lies around 500 miles southeast of the capital Jakarta, began erupting at 2:46 am local time Sunday , according to BNPB. Videos shared by BNPB showed nearby villages blanketed in grey ash.
chief Hendra Gunawan said the agency saw the potential for a bigger supply of magma this year compared to previous eruptions in 2021 and 2020. “Therefore Semeru’s hot clouds could reach further and at that distance there are many residences,” he said. Java is the largest population center in Indonesia’s massive island archipelago and home to the capital city of Jakarta. Standing at more than 12,000 feet high, Mount Semeru is the tallest mountain on Java.
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