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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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From Krakatau to Bali (16-days study and photo tour to Java, Indonesia)
Volcanoes of Java (17-days walking and trekking tour on Java)
Volcanoes of East Java (4-5 days walking tour to Bromo, Semeru and Ijen)
Bromo, Semeru, Ijen (trekking tour to Semeru, Bromo, Ijen volcanoes (East Java))

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL130 AT 25/2258Z OBS VA DTG: 25/2323Z

Mon, 25 May 2020, 23:30
23:30 PM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 25 May 2020
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 25 May 2020
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU02 at 23:24 UTC, 25/05/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200525/2323Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/84
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM VONA, HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA REPORTED TO FL130 AT 25/2258Z
OBS VA DTG: 25/2323Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND
SFC/FL130 VRB05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 26/0523Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 26/1123Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 26/1723Z NO VA EXP
RMK: CVGHM REPORT VA ERUPTION TO FL130 AT 25/2258Z, HOWEVER
VA CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED ON SAT IMG WITH PARTIAL MET CLOUD
COVERAGE. HOTSPOT PRESENT AT VOLCANO. ADVISORY WILL BE
UPDATED IF NEW INFO IS RECEIVED.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES

Previous news

Sun, 24 May 2020, 23:15
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL140 AT 24/2236Z OBS VA DTG: 24/2300Z
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 24 May 2020
Sun, 24 May 2020, 02:30
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL130 MOV N AT 24/0149Z OBS VA DTG: 24/0215Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)
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

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