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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: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL130 MOV NW OBS AT 10/1830Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)

Thu, 10 Sep 2020, 19:15
19:15 PM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 10 Sep 2020
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 10 Sep 2020
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 19:05 UTC, 10/09/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200910/1905Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/192
INFO SOURCE: HMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL130 MOV NW OBS AT
10/1830Z
OBS VA DTG: 10/1905Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL130 S0806 E11257 - S0809 E11254 - S0800
E11233 - S0749 E11244 - S0806 E11257 MOV NW 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 11/0105Z SFC/FL130 S0806 E11257 - S0809
E11254 - S0753 E11216 - S0736 E11235
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 11/0705Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 11/1305Z NO VA EXP
RMK: DISCRETE VA EMISSION OBS ON LATEST IR/RGB SAT IMG.
HEIGHT AND FORECAST BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 IMAGERY AND MODEL
GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20200911/0100Z

Previous news
Thu, 10 Sep 2020, 05:30
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL130 OBS AT 09/2300Z MOV W
Wed, 9 Sep 2020, 18:15
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL140 OBS AT 09/1720Z MOV SW to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 9 Sep 2020
Mon, 7 Sep 2020, 23:15
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA ERUPTION TO FL140 MOV SW REPORTED AT 07/2239Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 7 Sep 2020
Sun, 30 Aug 2020, 00:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: MINOR VA EMISSIONS TO FL140 MOV W OBS VA DTG: 29/2355Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)
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)

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