New activity was observed at 5 volcanoes in last 7 days. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 9 volcanoes.
New activity/unrest: | Asosan, Kyushu | Cleveland, Chuginadak Island | Pacaya, Guatemala | San Miguel, El Salvador |
The eruption of Indonesian Sinabung volcano intensified again today and produced pyroclastic flows reaching more than 5 – 6 km in length, the largest so far. Associated ash plumes rose to approximate altitude of 8 km (25 000 ft).
Yesterday, the official
New activity was observed at 5 volcanoes in last 7 days. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 12 volcanoes.
New activity/unrest: | Cleveland, Chuginadak Island | Pagan, Mriana Islands | Raung, Eastern Java (Indonesia) | San Miguel,
Indonesian authorities are reporting that activity at Mount Sinabung volcano is still very high. Current eruptive phase started on January 4, when at least 5 pyroclastic flows traveled down on the southeastern side and reached lengths of up to 4 km.
New activity was observed at 3 volcanoes between December 25 and 31. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 9 volcanoes.
New activity/unrest: | Nishimo-shima, Japan | San Miguel, El Salvador | Sinabung, Sumatra
After 11 sleepy years, San Miguel volcano (Chaparrastique) in El Salvador experienced a strong eruption on December 29, 2013 at 16:50 UTC (10:50 am local time). Eruption column was estimated rising up to 9 km (29 500 feet) and civil alert status for the area around…
In a survey conducted by Mainichi Shimbun Japanese volcanologists said that several nuclear power plants around the country face dangers from potential large-scale volcanic eruptions. Survey was done by questionnaires distributed to nationwide
A strong earthquake registered as M 5.4 by USGS (mb 5.4 EMSC / mbLg 5.1 local IGN) struck 31 km northwest of La Frontera (El Hierro / Canary Islands) on December 27, 2013 at 17:46 UTC. IGN measured shallow depth of 11
New activity was observed at 2 volcanoes between December 18 and 24. During the same period, ongoing activity was observed at 11 volcanoes.
New activity/unrest: | Kliuchevskoi, Central Kamchatka (Russia) | Palena Volcanic Group, Central
Only a narrow channel of water appeared to separate Japanese islands Nishino-shima and newly created Niijima on satellite images from December 24.
The water around the islands was discolored by volcanic minerals and gases, as well as by seafloor
