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Semeru volcano
Stratovolcano 3676 m (12,060 ft)
East Java, Indonesia, -8.11°S / 112.92°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Semeru volcano eruptions:
1818, 1829, 1830, 1832, 1836, 1838, 1842, 1844, 1845, 1848, 1849(?), 1851, 1856, 1857, 1865, 1866(?), 1887, 1887, 1888, 1889-91, 1892, 1893, 1893-94, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1941-42, 1945, 1946, 1946-47, 1950-64, 1967-ongoing
Typical eruption style:
Explosive. Near constant strombolian activity, occasionally stronger explosions, lava flows and pyroclastic flows.

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Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL140 MOV N OBS VA DTG: 21/0221Z

Tue, 21 Apr 2020, 02:30
02:30 AM | BY: VN
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU02 at 02:22 UTC, 21/04/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200421/0221Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/53
INFO SOURCE: VONA, HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA OBS TO FL140 MOV N
OBS VA DTG: 21/0221Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND
SFC/FL140 120/10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 21/0821Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 21/1421Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 21/2021Z NO VA EXP
RMK: GROUND REPORT OF VA TO FL140, UNABLE TO BE IDENTIFIED
ON SAT IMAGERY IN RELATIVELY CLEAR CONDITIONS. ADVISORY WILL
BE UPDATED IF NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES

Previous news

Mon, 20 Apr 2020, 00:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VONA STATE ERUPTION TO FL130 AT 19/2312Z.
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 19 Apr 2020
Sat, 18 Apr 2020, 23:45
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL120 AT 18/2230 OBS VA DTG: 18/2330Z
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 18 Apr 2020
Thu, 16 Apr 2020, 08:11
Semeru volcano (East Java, Indonesia): eruption at night
Semeru volcano covered by clouds (image: PVMBG)
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin recorded today at 02:30 local time an explosion that generated an ash plume, which reached approx. 13,000 ft (3,962 m) altitude and drifted southwest. ... read all
Thu, 16 Apr 2020, 02:30
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL130 MOV SW AT 16/0204Z OBS VA DTG: 16/0230Z
Wed, 15 Apr 2020, 01:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VONA STATE ERUPTION TO FL140 AT 15/005Z OBS VA DTG: 15/0030Z

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