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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 news & eruption updates

Semeru volcano (Java, Indonesia): ash explosions resume

Mon, 15 Jun 2015, 11:05
11:05 AM | BY: T
Eruption from Semeru on 11 June 2015 (photo: Aris Yanto)
Eruption from Semeru on 11 June 2015 (photo: Aris Yanto)
Japa's highest volcano has resumed its typical, intermittent ash-righ explosions.
Our friend Aris Yanto climbed the volcano on 11 June and shared the attached picture on his facebook page.
Previous news
Mon, 15 Jun 2015, 04:01
Photo of the Week: Active lava flow and incandescent rockfalls at Sinabung volcano (Sumatra, Indonesia) in March 2015
Sun, 14 Jun 2015, 21:00
Volcanic activity worldwide 14 Jun 2015: Sinabung volcano
Sinabung (Sumatra, Indonesia): (14 Jun) Pyroclastic flows caused by collapse of parts of the viscous dome on the volcano's summit have started to be more frequent and larger again. Yesterday, about ten flows were generated that descended both through the SE and the ENE channel, reaching up to 3 km distance. ... read all
Sun, 14 Jun 2015, 07:25
Sinabung volcano (Sumatra, Indonesia) update: pyroclastic flows
Pyroclastic flows caused by collapse of parts of the viscous dome on the volcano's summit have started to be more frequent and larger again. Yesterday, about ten flows were generated that descended both through the SE and the ENE channel, reaching up to 3 km distance. ... read all
Sat, 13 Jun 2015, 03:17
Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - South of Fiji Islands on Saturday, 13 June 2015 - information
Fri, 12 Jun 2015, 21:00
Volcanic activity worldwide 12 Jun 2015: Sinabung volcano, Asama
Sinabung volcano's lava dome on 10 June (photo: Sadrah Peranginangin / facebook)
Asama (Honshu): (12 Jun) The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) raised the alert of the volcano from 1 to 2 (on a scale of 1-5), as the volcano has recently been showing growing signs of unrest - increased seismic activity and strongly elevated gas emissions. ... read all

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