Moderate strombolian activity at Stromboli’s North Crater area on October 8, 2024, led to lava overflow, which gradually diminished by the morning of October 9 before intensifying again.
The INGV-Etneo Observatory reported a sequence of volcanic events on Stromboli within an hour on Sunday, October 6, 2024, starting with a high-energy explosion from the North crater at 00:17 UTC. This eruption triggered a lava flow along the Sciara del Fuoco, with ongoing spattering activity observed as of Sunday morning.
Six earthquakes were detected at Mount Adams in September 2024, the highest monthly total since monitoring began in 1982.
New activity/unrest was reported for 3 volcanoes from September 25 to October 1, 2024. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 23 volcanoes.
A minor phreatic eruption took place at Taal volcano in the Philippines on October 2, 2024, resulting in a plume that reached a height of 2 400 m (7 874) above sea level. This event is part of a series of 18 phreatic eruptions that began on September 22.
New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from September 14 – 24, 2024. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 17 volcanoes.
A strong and shallow earthquake, registered by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) as M5.9, struck near Torishima Island, Japan, at 23:14 UTC on September 23, 2024 (08:14 JST on September 24). The agency reported a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The USGS reported M5.6 at a depth of 11.7 km (7.3 miles), while the EMSC reported M5.6 at a depth of 9 km (5.6 miles).
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.
