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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
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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 REPORTED TO FL140 AT 17/0022Z OBS VA DTG: 17/0059Z

Sunday May 17, 2020 01:15 AM | BY: VN

Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 17 May 2020
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 17 May 2020
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU03 at 01:00 UTC, 17/05/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200517/0059Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/79
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM VONA, HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: RED
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA REPORTED TO FL140 AT 17/0022Z
OBS VA DTG: 17/0059Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND
SFC/FL140 160/05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 17/0659Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 17/1259Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 17/1859Z NO VA EXP
RMK: GROUND REPORT OF ERUPTION TO FL140 AT 17/0022Z MOV N.
VA NOT DISCERNIBLE ON CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY. STRONG
HOTSPOT REMAINS EVIDENT AT SUMMIT. ADVISORY WILL BE UPDATED
IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES

Previous news
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: HIGH-IMPACT ERUPTION TO FL460 MOV E OBS VA DTG: 16/1245Z to 46000 ft (14000 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 16 May 2020
Saturday, May 16, 2020
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
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
 

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