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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: DISCRETE VA EMISSION TO FL130 MOV NW OBS VA DTG: 12/2337Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)

Fri, 12 Jul 2019, 23:45
23:45 PM | BY: VN
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 12 Jul 2019
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 12 Jul 2019
Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 13000 ft (4000 m) altitude or flight level 130 .
The full report is as follows:

FVAU05 at 23:36 UTC, 12/07/19 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20190712/2337Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2019/11
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-8
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: DISCRETE VA EMISSION TO FL130 MOV NW
OBS VA DTG: 12/2337Z
OBS VA CLD: SFC/FL130 S0803 E11250 - S0807 E11249 - S0805
E11243 - S0801 E11244 MOV W 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 13/0537Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 13/1137Z NO VA EXP
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 13/1737Z NO VA EXP
RMK: DISCRETE VA EMISSION TO FL130 OBSERVED MOVING NORTHWEST
FROM SUMMIT. VA EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE WITHIN 2 HOURS. VA
HEIGHT AND FORECAST BASED ON HIMAWARI-8, 12/0000Z SURABAYA
SOUNDING AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20190713/0537Z

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