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Semeru Volcano - John Seach
East Java, Indonesia
8.10 S, 112.92 E
summit elevation 3676 m
Stratovolcano
Semeru Volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. The volcano is currently erupting many times per hour. The present activity center is at Jonggring Seloko, a crater that appears in the southeast part of Mahameru, and it is separated by a narrow saddle. The eruption cloud is usually blown away by the wind. Large eruptions are often followed by generation of pyroclastic flows. Semeru volcano is the highest in Java and one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Semeru has been the site of numerous deaths, the most recent being in August 2000.
John Seach at summit of Semeru volcano.
Warning: the summit region of Semeru is very dangerous due to explosive activity.
Semeru Volcano Eruptions
1967-2008, 1950-64, 1946-47, 1946, 1945, 1941-42, 1913, 1912, 1911, 1910-11, 1909-10, 1908, 1907, 1905, 1904, 1903, 1901, 1900, 1899, 1898, 1897, 1896, 1895, 1893-94, 1893, 1892, 1889-91, 1888, 1887, 1886, 1884-85, 1879, 1878, 1877, 1872, 1867, 1865, 1860, 1857, 1856, 1851, 1848, 1845, 1844, 1842, 1838, 1836, 1832, 1830, 1829, 1818.