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

Updated: Aug 31, 2025 10:02 GMT-

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA TO FL150 OBS AT 30/2340Z MOV SW EST VA DTG: 31/0540Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 06:00
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 31 Aug 2025
Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 31 Aug 2025

Semeru Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA LAST REP TO FL150 30/0905Z EST VA DTG: 30/1740Z

Sat, 30 Aug 2025, 18:15
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Semeru volcano
Stratovolcano 3676 m (12,060 ft)
East Java, Indonesia, -8.11°S / 112.92°E
Map of Semeru volcano Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) 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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