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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: VA TO FL180 OBS FROM GND AT 16/1024Z OBS VA DTG: 16/1132Z to 18000 ft (5500 m)

Sat, 16 Jan 2021, 11:45
11:45 AM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 16 Jan 2021
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 16 Jan 2021
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 18000 ft (5500 m) altitude or flight level 180 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU01 at 11:32 UTC, 16/01/21 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20210116/1132Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2021/272
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM [VONA]
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA TO FL180 OBS FROM GND AT 16/1024Z
OBS VA DTG: 16/1132Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND
SFC/FL180 280/10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 16/1732Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 16/2332Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 17/0532Z NO VA EXP
RMK: CVGHM REPORTED ERUPTION TO FL180. VA UNIDENTIFIABLE ON
SATELLITE IMAGERY DUE TO MET CLOUD. HEIGHT AND WINDS BASED
ON GROND REPORT AND MODEL GUIDANCE. ADVISORY WILL BE
RE-ISSUED IF NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES=

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