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A new eruption is occurring at Nyamuragira volcano, DR Congo. A lava lake has appeared in the main pit inside its summit caldera, but so far, reports of lava flows (presumably from flank vents) on the northern slope of Nyamuragira could not be verified, VolcanoDiscovery
New activity/unrest was observed at 6 volcanoes from June 25 – July 1, 2014. Ongoing activity was reported for 12 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Cleveland, Chuginadak Island (USA) | Kusatsu-Shiranesan, Honshu (Japan) | Nyamuragira, D
July is the month when meteor activity starts to increase and continues into August. Several minor meteor showers during July and average Delta Aquarids on July 28/29 will introduce us to Perseids (August), one of the strongest meteor displays of the year
A long duration solar flare measuring M1.4 at its peak time erupted on July 1, 2014, at 11:23 UTC. The source of this event was AR 2106 ('beta') located near the northeast limb. The event started at 11:05, peaked at 11:23 and ended at 11:59 U
Tokyo VAAC reported a relatively large explosive event at the growing Japanese island and volcano, Nishino-shima (Pacific Ocean), on June 29, 2014. The eruption occurred at 22:43 UTC; ash plume rose up to 3 km (10 000 ft) altitude and drifted northeast.Volcanic ash
A strong and deep earthquake measuring M6.1 (JMA) hit Bonin Islands region, Japan, on June 30, 2014 at 19:55 UTC. JMA is reporting depth of 561 km. USGS reported M6.2 at depth of 512.4 km (318.4 miles).Epicenter was located 359 km (223 miles) WN
Powerful burst of hot ash erupted from Mount Sinabung, Karo district of North Sumatra, on June 29, 2014, at 12:29 UTC. The eruption spewed 4 km high column of ash and triggered massive evacuations. Sinabung rumbled back to life in September 2013 afte
A strong and shallow earthquake measuring M6.4 (USGS) struck Samoa Islands region on June 29, 2014, at 15:52 UTC. USGS is reporting depth of 9.7 km (6.0 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.8 at depth of 27 km. Australian Geoscience reported M6.5 at depth of 35 km.Epicente
A very strong and shallow earthquake measuring M6.9 (downgraded from M7.1) on the Richter scale struck South Sandwich Islands region, South Atlantic Ocean, on June 29, 2014, at 07:52 UTC. USGS is reporting depth of 16.5 km (10.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.2
A strong earthquake measuring M6.2 on the Richter scale hit Volcano Islands region, Japan, on June 29, 2014 at 05:56 UTC. USGS measured depth of 43.2 km (26.8 miles). JMA is also reporting M6.2 earthquake, but at depth of 160 km. EMSC reports M6.3 at
