Semeru Volcano:
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Semeru – also known as “The Great Mountain” – is the highest volcano in Java and one of the most active.
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It previously erupted in December, 2019.
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Indonesia, with the maximum number of active volcanoes in the world, is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific’s Ring of Fire.
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Semeru volcano is also the part of the Island arcs formed by the subduction of the Indo-Australian plate below Sunda Plate (part of Eurasian Plate). The trench formed here is called Sunda trench whose major section is the Java Trench.