The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: September 11 – 17, 2024
New activity/unrest was reported for 4 volcanoes from September 11 to 17, 2024. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 16 volcanoes.

New activity/unrest was reported for 4 volcanoes from September 11 to 17, 2024. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 16 volcanoes.

A big eruption took place at Lokbatan mud volcano in Azerbaijan’s Baku at 15:19 local time (LT) on September 17, 2024. The eruption occurred in two phases with the second phase starting at 16:19 LT.

A new volcanic eruption is taking place in a remote and closed area of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, west of Kilauea’s Nāpau Crater in the middle East Rift Zone.

Magma intrusion began in Kīlauea’s Middle East Rift Zone on September 15, 2024, increasing the potential for an eruption in this region. As a result, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory raised the Volcano Alert Level from Advisory to Watch and the Aviation Color Code from Yellow to Orange on September 16.

A new mud volcano eruption was reported at approximately 23:00 local time (LT) on Friday, September 13, 2024, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

Earthquake activity has increased in Kīlauea’s middle East Rift Zone, near Makaopuhi rater at around 02:00 UTC, on Sunday, September 15, 2024. At the same time, ground deformation patterns west (uprift) of Puʻuʻōʻō suggest that another intrusive event could be occurring in this region.

New activity/unrest was reported for 6 volcanoes from September 4 to 10, 2024. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 13 volcanoes.

Increased activity and very high sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions at Kanlaon volcano in the Philippines forced approximately 300 residents living within 4 km (2.5 miles) of the volcano to evacuate on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

New activity/unrest was reported for 6 volcanoes from August 28 to September 3, 2024. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 15 volcanoes.

The Satsuma-Iojima volcano, located within the Kikai caldera in Japan, is showing signs of increased activity since September 1, 2024.