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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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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
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Explosive. Near constant strombolian activity, occasionally stronger explosions, lava flows and pyroclastic flows.
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Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL130 AT 19/2252Z OBS VA DTG: 20/0010Z

Monday Jan 20, 2020 00:15 AM | BY: VN

Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 20 Jan 2020
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 20 Jan 2020
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU03 at 00:06 UTC, 20/01/20 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20200120/0010Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SUMMIT ELEV: 3676M
ADVISORY NR: 2020/4
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM
AVIATION COLOUR CODE: ORANGE
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA REPORTED TO FL130 AT 19/2252Z
OBS VA DTG: 20/0010Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND
SFC/FL130 300/05KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 20/0610Z NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 20/1210Z NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 20/1810Z NOT AVBL
RMK: CVGHM ISSUED 19/2252Z VONA REPORTING VA ERUPTION TO
300M ABV SUMMIT AT 19/2235Z. VA UNIDENTIFIABLE ON LATEST
SATELLITE IMAGERY BUT SIGNIFICANT HOTSPOT EVIDENT ON LATEST
RGB. ADVISORY WILL BE RE-ISSUED IF NEW INFORMATION IS
RECEIVED.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES

Previous news
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL140 AT 18/2212Z OBS VA DTG: 18/2330Z
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 18 Jan 2020
Saturday, Jan 18, 2020
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA TO FL150 MOV SE OBS AT 18/0100Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Saturday, Jan 18, 2020
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE EMISSION TO FL150 MOV S TO SE OBS VA DTG: 29/2349Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 29 Oct 2019
Wednesday, Oct 30, 2019
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCERTE VA TO FL140 OBS 17/2340Z, MOV W OBS VA DTG: 18/0015Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Friday, Oct 18, 2019
Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL130 MOV SSW AT 14/0030Z OBS VA DTG: 14/0057Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 14 Oct 2019
Monday, Oct 14, 2019

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