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Stratovolcano 3676 m (12,060 ft)
East Java, Indonesia, -8.11°S / 112.92°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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 news & eruption updates
Mon, 27 Apr 2020, 23:30
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 27 Apr 2020 Sat, 25 Apr 2020, 01:00
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 25 Apr 2020
Fri, 24 Apr 2020, 04:15
Wed, 22 Apr 2020, 23:30
Wed, 22 Apr 2020, 07:08
Lava flows from Semeru volcano (image: Sentinel 2) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin recorded an explosion that generated emissions of gas and steam plumes with ash content. Ash plumes reached 13,000 ft (3,962 m) altitude. Read more...Lava flows continue to be active on the south-southeast slopes of the volcano. The Alert Level remained at 2. [ less] Wed, 22 Apr 2020, 00:15
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 22 Apr 2020
Tue, 21 Apr 2020, 02:30
Mon, 20 Apr 2020, 00:00
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 19 Apr 2020
Sat, 18 Apr 2020, 23:45
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 18 Apr 2020 Thu, 16 Apr 2020, 08:11
Semeru volcano covered by clouds (image: PVMBG) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin recorded today at 02:30 local time an explosion that generated an ash plume, which reached approx. 13,000 ft (3,962 m) altitude and drifted southwest. Read more...The seismic station records 17 volcano-tectonic earthquakes.The Alert Level remained at 2. 
Evolution of seismicity at Semeru volcano (image: PVMBG) [ less]
Thu, 16 Apr 2020, 02:30
Wed, 15 Apr 2020, 01:00
Sun, 12 Apr 2020, 23:30
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 12 Apr 2020 Sat, 11 Apr 2020, 23:00
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 11 Apr 2020
Sat, 11 Apr 2020, 03:15
Thu, 9 Apr 2020, 23:45
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 9 Apr 2020
Thu, 9 Apr 2020, 07:55
Semeru volcano (image: PVMBG) PVMBG recorded today an explosion that generated an ash plume, which reached approx. 14,000 ft (4,260 m) altitude. Incandescent material is being ejected to an approx. height of 10-50 meters above the Seloko Jongring crater and descended 700 m, reaching a maximum distance of 950 m from the crater. Read more...The seismic station records 14 volcano-tectonic earthquakes.The Alert Level remained at 2. [ less] Thu, 9 Apr 2020, 03:30
Thu, 2 Apr 2020, 07:02
Gas plumes from Semeru volcano today (image: PVMBG) PVMBG reported that during 23-29 March white plumes rose 328 ft (100 m) above the summit. Read more...Incandescent material is being ejected to an approximate height of 20 meters above the Jonggring-Seloko crater and descended 200-500 m, reaching a maximum distance of 750 m from the crater. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4). [ less] Thu, 12 Mar 2020, 09:05
Lava flows on the south flank on Semeru volcano (image: Sentinel 2) PVMBG reported that on 3 March a pyroclastic flow was generated from collapsing material at the end of a 750-m-long lava flow on the S flank. The pyroclastic flow lasted nine minutes based on seismic data which traveled 2.3 km down the south flank. This was reported at 17:33 local time. Read more...During 3-8 March a black-grey ash plumes rose 656 ft (200 m) above the summit crater that interspersed with 100 m high white gas plumes. Incandescent material is being ejected to an approximate height of 10 to 50 meters above the crater. Lava flows on the S flank remain active, currently about 1,640 ft-3,280 ft (500 m-1,000 m) long.The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4). [ less] read all
Sat, 7 Mar 2020, 00:15
Thu, 5 Mar 2020, 07:43
Lava flows traveled down the slopes of Semeru volcano (image: Twitter) PVMBG reported that during February and 1-2 March an explosions at the volcano generated a grey ash plumes, which rose approx. 656 ft-1,640 ft (200 m-500 m) above the summit crater. Read more...On 26 February incandescent material was ejected to an approximate height of 10 to 50 meters above the Jonggring-Seloko Crater. On 2 March lava flows on the south flank traveled 1,640 ft-3,280 ft (500 m-1,000 m) downslope the Kembar, Bang and Kobokan drainages. 
Lava flow and incandescence from the summit crater of Semeru volcano ((image: Twitter) [ less] read all
Thu, 5 Mar 2020, 01:00
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 5 Mar 2020 Tue, 3 Mar 2020, 23:30
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 3 Mar 2020
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