TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – East Java volcano, Mount Semeru, erupted on Tuesday night, December 31, 2024, at 20:24 Western Indonesia Time. “The eruption was not observed visually. When the report was made, the eruption was still ongoing,” said Mount Semeru Observation Post Officer Liswanto in his written report on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
According to the officer’s records, Mount Semeru erupted 12 times. The first eruption occurred at 00:58, followed by subsequent eruptions at 03:02 and 04:34. The three eruptions were visible with an eruption column height of 800 to 900 meters above the summit.
The other nine eruptions were not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a…