SURABAYA: A volcano on Indonesia's main island of Java erupted on Wednesday (Nov 19), throwing ash and gas kilometres into the sky and forcing officials to raise the alert status to its highest level.

JAKARTA--Thousands of residents in Indonesia’s East Java were on high alert on Monday after a violent eruption at the ...

Mount Semeru (East Java) erupted 3 times in one week, most recently 1 June 2026 at 06:09 WIB. PVMBG set Level 3 Alert, issued ...

Mount Semeru, the highest volcano on Indonesia’s Java island, erupted three times on Tuesday morning, sending volcanic ash ...

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Indonesian authorities have advised the public to stay away from high-risk areas around Mount Semeru after the volcano erupted several times over the weekend.

On 1 June 2026, Mount Semeru (East Java) erupted for the 4th time in a week. Official data confirms 500m ash column, alert ...

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano erupted Wednesday afternoon around 4:00 p.m. local time, sending ash more than 6,500 feet into the air, according to data from the country’s Center for Volcanology.

Mount Semeru in eastern Java erupted on Wednesday afternoon, forcing hundreds of Indonesians to evacuate as ash and gas shot more than 13 kilometres into the sky. Authorities raised the alert status ...

A HUGE Indonesian volcano has erupted and sent a massive ash plume 54,000ft into the sky. The Australia Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) has issued a red aviation warning. It produced an ash column ...

Mount Seme­ru, located on the border of Lumajang and Malang regencies in East Java, erupted multiple times, sending ash columns up to 1,000m above its summit. Mount Semeru Observation Post officer ...

At any given time, 20 to 50 of these active volcanoes are erupting. The proximity of people and buildings makes it important to study volcanoes and understand the hazards. The center of the Earth is ...