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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.

Semeru volcano tours:
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: MINOR VA EMISSIONS TO FL140 MOV W OBS VA DTG: 29/2355Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)

Sun, 30 Aug 2020, 00:00
00:00 AM | BY: VN
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU02 at 23:55 UTC, 29/08/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200829/2355Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/182
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: MINOR VA EMISSIONS TO FL140 MOV W
OBS VA DTG: 29/2355Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL140 S0805 E11257 - S0808 E11257 - S0812
E11240 - S0804 E11240 MOV W 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 30/0555Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 30/1155Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 30/1755Z NO VA EXP
RMK: MULTIPLE MINOR DISCRETE VA EMISSIONS TO FL140 OBS MOV W
ON SAT IMAGERGY. VA EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE WITHIN 6 HRS.
HEIGHT AND FORECAST BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 30/2330Z IMAGERY AND
MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20200830/0555Z

Previous news
Sat, 29 Aug 2020, 05:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL130 MOV SW OBS VA DTG: 29/0500Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)
Fri, 28 Aug 2020, 05:30
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA EMISSION TO FL130 MOV W LAST REPORTED AT 27/2318Z
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 28 Aug 2020
Thu, 27 Aug 2020, 19:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA EMISSION TO FL130 MOV W OBS AT 27/1840Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 27 Aug 2020
Wed, 26 Aug 2020, 19:15
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE EMISSIONS TO FL130 MOV W OBS VA DTG: 26/1910Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 26 Aug 2020
Tue, 25 Aug 2020, 00:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA EMISSION TO FL130 MOV S AT 24/2331Z OBS VA DTG: 25/0000Z

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