Volcanic eruption
See 2017 on the mapEruption of Semeru
6 Jun 2017 – 31 Oct 2018 · 8.11° S, 112.92° E
Semeru is the highest mountain on the Indonesian island of Java and an active volcano located in the province of East Java in a subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian Plate subducts under the Eurasian Plate.
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What the records say
- When
- 6 Jun 2017 – 31 Oct 2018
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 8.11° S, 112.92° E
- Vei
- 4
- Vent
- Jonggring Seloko
- Dated by
- Observations: Satellite (infrared)
- Volcano number
- 263300
- Eruption number
- 22513
Semeru
Stratovolcano in Indonesia
Semeru is the highest mountain on the Indonesian island of Java and an active volcano located in the province of East Java in a subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian Plate subducts under the Eurasian Plate. Semeru is 3,676 m tall at its peak, making it the third tallest volcano mountain in Indonesia after Kerinci and Rinjani.
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The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page