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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 FL130 MOV N AT 24/0149Z OBS VA DTG: 24/0215Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)

Sun, 24 May 2020, 02:30
02:30 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:

FVAU02 at 02:16 UTC, 24/05/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200524/0215Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/81
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM VONA, HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA OBS TO FL130 MOV N AT 24/0149Z
OBS VA DTG: 24/0215Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL130 S0809 E11258 - S0808 E11251 - S0753
E11248 - S0754 E11303 MOV N 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 24/0815Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 24/1415Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 24/2015Z NO VA EXP
RMK: DISCRETE VA ERUPTION TO FL130 MOV N, OBS ON HIMAWARI-8
AT 24/0150Z. CVGHM VONA RECEIVED 24/0146Z. VA EXPECTED TO
DISSIPATE WITHIN 6 HOURS.
NXT ADVISORY: 20200524/0815Z

Previous news

Mon, 18 May 2020, 23:45
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL140 AT 05/2310Z EST VA DTG: 18/2335Z
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 18 May 2020
Mon, 18 May 2020, 08:21
Semeru volcano (East Java, Indonesia): eruption continues with lava flows; ash to 46,000 ft
Lava flows from Semeru volcano on the SE flank remain active (image: Sentinel 2)
On 16 May Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin recorded an explosion that generated a dark ash plume, which reached approx. 46,000 ft (14,000 m) altitude. Volcanic ash is dispersed towards the east and causes ash fall on the volcano's slopes. ... read all
Sun, 17 May 2020, 01:15
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL140 AT 17/0022Z OBS VA DTG: 17/0059Z
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 17 May 2020
Sat, 16 May 2020, 13:00
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
Sat, 16 May 2020, 03:30
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL130 MOV SW OBS VA DTG: 16/0321Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)
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