Semeru volcano, East Java, Indonesia: news & activity updates

Updated: Apr 15, 2025 03:33 GMT- refresh

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS AT 15/0050Z OBS VA DTG: 15/0050Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Tue, 15 Apr 2025, 02:15

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 14/1316Z EST VA DTG: 14/1310Z

Mon, 14 Apr 2025, 13:45

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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, East Java, Indonesia: news & activity updates

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS AT 15/0050Z OBS VA DTG: 15/0050Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 14/1316Z EST VA DTG: 14/1310Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 14/0538Z EST VA DTG: 14/0710Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 13/1810Z EST VA DTG: 13/1900Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 13/1201Z EST VA DTG: 13/1300Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 12/2133Z EST VA DTG: 13/0110Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 12/0754Z EST VA DTG: 12/1310Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 12/0125Z OBS VA DTG: 12/0110Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 11/1300Z EST VA DTG: 11/1330Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 10/2350Z EST VA DTG: 11/0130Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 10/1926Z EST VA DTG: 10/1940Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 10/1347Z EST VA DTG: 10/1350Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 09/2340Z EST VA DTG: 10/0140Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 09/1745Z EST VA DTG: 09/1940Z

Semeru volcano (Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 2 April-8 April 2025 (Continuing Activity)

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 09/0830Z EST VA DTG: 09/0930Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 08/2045Z EST VA DTG: 08/2130Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 08/1440Z EST VA DTG: 08/1530Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 08/0333Z EST VA DTG: 08/0340Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL150 AT 07/2140Z MOV W OBS VA DTG: 07/2140Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: ERUPTION LAST REPORTED AT 07/1232Z EST VA DTG: 07/1310Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL150 OBS AT 07/0120Z MOV NW EST VA DTG: 07/0140Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL150 AT 06/1910Z MOV N EST VA DTG: 06/1940Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL150 AT 06/0410Z OBS VA DTG: 06/0750Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL150 AT 05/2320Z EST VA DTG: 06/0000Z

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL150 LAST REPORTED 05/1742Z EST VA DTG: 05/1750Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL150 LAST REPORTED 04/0422Z EST VA DTG: 05/0600Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL150 LAST REPORTED 04/1753Z EST VA DTG: 04/1800Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL150 LAST REPORTED 04/0123Z EST VA DTG: 04/1200Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL150 LAST REPORTED 04/0015Z EST VA DTG: 04/0020Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

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