Mount Semeru Latest News
Recently, Mount Semeru in Indonesia erupted multiple times and sent thick columns of ash up to 1,100 metres above its summit.
About Mount Semeru
- Location: It is located in East Java, Indonesia.
- It is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia.
- It is positioned within a subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian plate subducts beneath the Eurasia plate.
- At 3,676 metres (12,060 feet), it is the highest peak on Java Island and sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”.
- It lies at the southern end of a volcanic massif extending north to the Tengger caldera.
- Summit topography is complicated by the shifting of craters from NW to SE.
- Semeru, also known as Mahameru, has erupted numerous times in the past 200 years.
- It is known for its regular ash explosions that typically occur at intervals of 10-30 minutes.
- It is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.
Source: NH
Last updated on Sep, 2026
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