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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)
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Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA ERUPTION TO FL160 MOV SW OBS VA DTG: 26/2345Z to 16000 ft (4900 m)

Fri, 27 Nov 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 16000 ft (4900 m) altitude or flight level 160 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU01 at 23:43 UTC, 26/11/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20201126/2345Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/98
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: CONTINUOUS VA ERUPTION TO FL160 MOV SW
OBS VA DTG: 26/2345Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL160 S0805 E11256 - S0807 E11257 - S0816
E11244 - S0812 E11240 - S0806 E11240 - S0805 E11247 MOV SW
05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 27/0545Z SFC/FL160 S0806 E11256 - S0817
E11244 - S0811 E11238 - S0806 E11239 - S0805 E11256
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 27/1145Z SFC/FL160 S0807 E11256 - S0817
E11244 - S0811 E11238 - S0806 E11239 - S0805 E11256
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 27/1745Z SFC/FL160 S0806 E11256 - S0817
E11244 - S0812 E11238 - S0806 E11239 - S0805 E11256
RMK: CONTINUOUS VA ERUPTION OBSERVED ON VIS SATELLITE
IMAGERY. VA FCST MOVEMENT BASED ON EC MODEL WINDS. VA HEIGHT
ESTIMATED.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20201127/0545Z=

Previous news
Wed, 18 Nov 2020, 09:16
Semeru volcano (East Java, Indonesia): lava flows increase
Continuing lava flows from Semeru volcano visible from satellite on 16 Nov (image: Sentinel 2)
The effusive-explosive eruption of the volcano continues and no significant change in activity has occurred since the last update. ... read all
Wed, 18 Nov 2020, 01:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL120 AT 17/2336Z OBS VA DTG: 18/0045Z
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 18 Nov 2020
Thu, 12 Nov 2020, 02:45
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL130 MOV S AT 12/0214Z OBS VA DTG: 12/0241Z
Sat, 7 Nov 2020, 23:00
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: RECENT INTERMITTENT DISCRETE VA EMISSIONS TO FL130 MOV WNW
Sat, 7 Nov 2020, 15:45
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE EMISSION TO FL130 MOV WNW AT 07/1510Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 7 Nov 2020

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