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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: DISCRETE VA EMISSION REPORTED FROM GROUND 28/0122Z MOV SW

Mon, 28 Sep 2020, 02:00
02:00 AM | BY: VN
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU03 at 01:51 UTC, 28/09/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200928/0151Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/213
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8, CVGHM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: DISCRETE VA EMISSION REPORTED FROM GROUND
28/0122Z MOV SW
OBS VA DTG: 28/0151Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND
SFC/FL130 100/15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 28/0751Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 28/1351Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 28/1951Z NO VA EXP
RMK: DISCRETE VA ERUPTION TO FL130 REPORTED BY GROUND
OBSERVER. NO SATELLITE CONFIRMATION ON VIS/RGB IMAGERY COULD
BE OBTAINED. A ONE OFF ADVISORY IS ISSUED. ADVISORY WILL BE
RE-ISSUED IF MORE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES

Previous news
Sun, 27 Sep 2020, 03:45
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA EMISSION TO FL140, MOV S OBS VA DTG: 27/0330Z
Sat, 26 Sep 2020, 13:45
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA EMISSION TO FL130 MOV SW OBS VA DTG: 26/1330Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 26 Sep 2020
Sat, 26 Sep 2020, 01:45
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA EMISSION TO FL130 MOV SW OBS VA DTG: 26/0132Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)
Sat, 19 Sep 2020, 19:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA EMISSIONS TO FL140 MOV SW EST VA DTG: 19/1850Z
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 19 Sep 2020
Thu, 17 Sep 2020, 23:45
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: MULTIPLE DISCRETE VA EMISSIONS TO FL140 MOV S to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 17 Sep 2020
 

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