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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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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
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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 FL130 MOV SW OBS VA DTG: 16/0321Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)

Saturday May 16, 2020 03:30 AM | BY: VN

Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 13000 ft (4000 m) altitude or flight level 130 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU03 at 03:22 UTC, 16/05/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200516/0321Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/72
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM VONA, HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA OBS TO FL130 MOV SW
OBS VA DTG: 16/0321Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL130 S0806 E11258 - S0822 E11256 - S0814
E11240 - S0804 E11253 MOV SW 5KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 16/0921Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 16/1521Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 16/2121Z NO VA EXP
RMK: DISCRETE VA ERUPTION TO FL130 MOV SW OBS ON HIMAWARI-8
IMAGERY. CVGHM VONA RECEIVED 16/0253Z. VA HEIGHT AND
MOVEMENT BASED ON CVGHM VONA GND REPORT, SURABAYA 16/0000Z
SOUNDING AND MODEL GUIDANCE. VA EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE WITHIN
6 HOURS.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20200516/0921Z

Previous news
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL130 AT 12/2259Z OBS VA DTG: 13/0010Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 13 May 2020
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL140 MOV N OBS VA DTG: 12/0505Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL130 MOV S AT 07/2211Z OBS VA DTG: 07/2237Z
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 7 May 2020
Thursday, May 07, 2020
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL140 MOV S AT 06/2310Z OBS VA DTG: 06/2332Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 6 May 2020
Wednesday, May 06, 2020
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE ERUPTION WITH VA TO FL140 MOV NE OBS VA DTG: 05/0010Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 5 May 2020
Tuesday, May 05, 2020

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