The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the Aviation Color Code to ORANGE and Alert Level to WATCH at Shishaldin Volcano on March 28, 2014. Elevated surface temperatures were detected in satellite data beginning on March 18 and have persisted to the present
A new eruptive phase has started at Reventador volcano in Ecuador, IGP reported. Increasing tremor was registered and steady ash emissions were observed on March 25, 2014. At night, incandescent blocks could be seen and heard rolling down from the crater
New activity/unrest was observed at 3 volcanoes from March 19 – 25, 2014. Ongoing activity was observed at 15 volcanoes.
New activity/unrest: | Copahue, Central Chile-Argentina | Fuego, Guatemala | Ubinas, Perú
Ongoing activity: | Aira,
New Japanese island that emerged as a result of underwater volcano eruption on November 21, 2013 and merged with nearby Nishino-shima island on December 25, 2013 continues to grow.
Activity has increased at Guatemalan Fuego volcano over the last couple of days, INSIVUMEH reports. The number of explosions rose to 8 – 14 per hour and the strongest ones produce ash plumes rising more than 1 km above the summit, drifting
SERNAGEOMIN raised the alert level of Chilean Copahue volcano to orange on March 20 [still active] after an increase in seismic activity. A pulse of volcanic tremor was detected that could indicate magma moving into the volcano's plumbing system.
On the
New activity was reported for 1 volcano from March 12 – 18, ongoing activity was reported for 12 volcanoes. This weekly report covers active volcanoes in the world based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.
New activity/unrest: | Ubinas,
According to Páll Einarsson, professor in geophysics at University of Iceland, the magma chamber under Hekla volcano is now almost full.
Professor Einarsson said the volcano could erupt with very short notice and warned people not to climb the
A new swarm of earthquakes started yesterday at El Hierro, Canary Islands. So far, almost 200 tiny quakes (none above magnitude 3 so far) have occurred in a broad N-S oriented area beneath the NE part of the island at around 18 km depth.
A possible explanation
In last 7 days new activity was observed at 4 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 11 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world from March 5 – March 11, 2014 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.
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