Semeru volcano in Indonesia
Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupted, spewing a cloud of ash 15 km high and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people.
Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, PVMBG, raised the level of volcanic activity to its highest level and warned residents not to approach within five miles (8km) of the volcano.
With 142 volcanoes, Indonesia is home to 8.6 million people living within 10 km (six miles) of one – the world's largest population living in close range of a volcano.
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- Type of event
- Volcano
- Location of event
- Indonesia
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2022-12-05
- Time of Charter Activation
- 03:00
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC+09:00
- Charter Requestor
- ADRC on behalf of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
- Activation ID
- 792
- Project Management
- ChathumalMadhuranga WeththasingheArachchige (Asian Institute of Technology)
- Value Adding
- Angsana Chaksan (Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)),
- Julie Griswold (USGS)