Mount Semeru has once again shown volcanic activity in the form of an eruption recorded on Friday morning (19/6/2026) at exactly 07:21 WIB. This natural phenomenon raised public questions regarding the safety of the tourist area around Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS).
Responding to these concerns, Public Relations Officer of the TNBTS Center, Endrip Wahyutama, clarified that the Semeru eruption has no direct impact on the entire national park area. He emphasized that Mount Semeru and Mount Bromo are two separate volcanic entities, both in terms of activity characteristics and monitoring systems.
Endrip explained that monitoring of the two mountains is carried out separately by the authorities. Semeru's activity is monitored through the Mount Sawur Observation Post, while Mount Bromo's condition is intensively monitored from the Bromo Volcano Observation Post in Cemoro Lawang.
Based on the latest recommendations from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG), the Bromo tourist area is currently not within the hazard zone of Mount Semeru's eruption. Therefore, the management assures that tourism operations in the Bromo area continue as usual and remain open to tourists.
