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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.
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Semeru volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL150 MOV W OBS VA DTG: 12/1115Z

Friday Oct 12, 2018 11:30 AM |

Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 12 Oct 2018
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 12 Oct 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU0405 at 11:15 UTC, 12/10/18 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20181012/1115Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2018/50
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL150 MOV W
OBS VA DTG: 12/1115Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL150 S0806 E11241 - S0812 E11240 - S0814
E11238 - S0815 E11233 - S0813 E11229 - S0808 E11229 - S0805
E11233 MOV W 10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 12/1715Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 12/2315Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 13/0515Z NO VA EXP
RMK: DISCRETE ERUPTION OBS ON RGB SAT IMG. VA EXPECTED TO
DISSIPATE WITHIN NEXT 6 HRS. HEIGHT BASED ON IR TEMP OF 0
DEG AND MOVEMENT BASED ON CONSENSUS MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20181012/1715Z

Previous news
Semeru volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: POSSIBLE STEAM/VA ERUPTION TO FL130 OBS MOV SSW AT 19/0130Z.
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 19 Sep 2018
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Semeru volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: POSSIBLE STEAM/VA ERUPTION TO FL130 OBS MOV SSW AT 19/0130Z.
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Semeru volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL140 EXT SW LAST OBS AT 06/0320Z EST VA DTG: 06/1845Z
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 6 Sep 2018
Thursday, Sep 06, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Semeru volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS INTERMITTENT VA TO FL140 MOV SW OBS VA DTG: 06/0045Z
Thursday, Sep 06, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Semeru volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL140 MOV W 15KT OBS VA DTG: 03/2100Z
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 3 Sep 2018
Monday, Sep 03, 2018
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]

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