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 7,2026; it has erupted 43 times in a week, 267 times in 2026 so far. PVMBG warns against activities in high-risk areas around the volcano.

The road winds gently up the mountain from the town of Lembang on Indonesia's main island of Java. The half-hour journey takes you through forests full of giant trees rising from the fertile volcanic ...

A research group has revealed through seismic wave analysis that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau—the ...

JAKARTA — Indonesian authorities said on Thursday they had helped more than 170 climbers caught by Mount Semeru’s sudden eruption a day earlier to return to safety as the seismic activity of the ...

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano in East Java erupted seven times in three hours early on Wednesday, sending volcanic ash up to 800 metres above its peak, state-run media reported. The first eruption ...

Java, one of Indonesia's most culturally rich and geographically diverse islands, is a place of epic natural experiences-especially when it comes to volcanoes. Indonesia lies in the Ring of Fire, home ...

A new seismic study reveals that Earth’s largest volcanic event fundamentally transformed the oceanic plate beneath the ...