Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano in East Java erupted five times Wednesday, sending volcanic ash as high as 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) above its peak, state-run media reported.

The first eruption occurred at 12:28 a.m. local time (1728 GMT Tuesday), producing an ash column that rose about 600 meters above the peak. The ...

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Feb 10,2026, with 16 eruptions in the past week. PVMBG set its activity level at ...

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Feb 11,2026; it has had 24 eruptions in a week. Its activity level is Level III (Alert). PVMBG warns against activities within 13km of the peak and 500m from ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Semeru, the ...

JAKARTA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Mount Semeru in East Java province erupted five times on Wednesday, sending volcanic ash up to 1,000 meters above its summit, according to the Center for ...

Indonesia sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a zone of frequent seismic activity, and has more than 120 active volcanoes.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Semeru, the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java, spewed hot clouds as far away as 4.5 kilometers (nearly 3 miles) on Saturday. There ...