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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: VA REPORTED TO FL130 MOV S AT 16/2311Z OBS VA DTG: 16/2330Z

Fri, 16 Oct 2020, 23:30
23:30 PM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 16 Oct 2020
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 16 Oct 2020
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU02 at 23:26 UTC, 16/10/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20201016/2330Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/222
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM, HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA REPORTED TO FL130 MOV S AT 16/2311Z
OBS VA DTG: 16/2330Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND
SFC/FL130 030/10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 17/0530Z NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 17/1130Z NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 17/1730Z NOT AVBL
RMK: CVGHM REPORTED ERUPTION TO 0200M ABOVE SUMMIT MOV S AT
16/2311Z. VA UNIDENTIFIABLE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY. HEIGHT AND
WINDS BASED ON GROUND REPORT AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES

Previous news
Thu, 8 Oct 2020, 00:15
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA ERUPTION TO FL130 MOV SE OBS AT 07/2330Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)
Sat, 3 Oct 2020, 14:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL180 MOV SW 10KT AT 03/1320Z OBS VA DTG: 03/1346Z to 18000 ft (5500 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 3 Oct 2020
Thu, 1 Oct 2020, 22:45
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL130 AT 01/2210Z OBS VA DTG: 01/2230Z
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 1 Oct 2020
Wed, 30 Sep 2020, 02:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL130 AT 30/0118Z OBS VA DTG: 30/0200Z
Mon, 28 Sep 2020, 02:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA EMISSION REPORTED FROM GROUND 28/0122Z MOV SW
 

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