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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 REPORTED TO FL130 AT 01/2340Z OBS VA DTG: 02/0010Z

Sat, 2 May 2020, 00:15
00:15 AM | BY: VN
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU04 at 00:09 UTC, 02/05/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200502/0010Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/59
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM VONA GROUND REPORT
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA REPORTED TO FL130 AT 01/2340Z
OBS VA DTG: 02/0010Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND
FL010/015 VRB05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 02/0610Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 02/1210Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 02/1810Z NO VA EXP
RMK: GROUND REPORT OF ERUPTION TO FL130 MOV N. NO VA VISIBLE
ON LATEST SAT IMG. HEIGHT AND WINDS BASED ON GROUND REPORT
AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES

Previous news

Mon, 27 Apr 2020, 23:30
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL130 AT 27/2251Z OBS VA DTG: 27/2320Z
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 27 Apr 2020
Sat, 25 Apr 2020, 01:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL140 MOV W OBS VA DTG: 25/0100Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 25 Apr 2020
Fri, 24 Apr 2020, 04:15
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA ERUPTION TO FL140 OBS VA DTG: 24/0410Z
Wed, 22 Apr 2020, 23:30
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL130 AT 22/2244Z OBS VA DTG: 22/2244Z
Wed, 22 Apr 2020, 07:08
Semeru volcano (East Java, Indonesia): eruption continues with lava flows
Lava flows from Semeru volcano (image: Sentinel 2)
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin recorded an explosion that generated emissions of gas and steam plumes with ash content. Ash plumes reached 13,000 ft (3,962 m) altitude. ... read all
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