• Lewotolo volcano erupts for the first time since 2012, Indonesia

    After eight years of rest with little to no seismic activity, Indonesia's Lewotolo volcano (locally Ili Lewotolok) erupted late Thursday, November 26, 2020, sending an ash plume up to 500 m (1 640 feet) above the summit. A continuing phase of large ash emissions…

  • The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: November 18 – 24, 2020

    New activity/unrest was reported for 3 volcanoes from November 18 – 24, 2020. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 16 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Merapi, Central Java (Indonesia) | Sabancaya, Peru | Whakaari/White Island, North Island (New…

  • The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: November 11 – 17, 2020

    New activity was reported for 4 volcanoes from November 11 to 17, 2020. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 14 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) | Klyuchevskoy, Central Kamchatka (Russia) | Merapi, Central…

  • Ash emission continues at White Island volcano, New Zealand

    Observations made on November 16, 2020, confirm that White Island volcano continues to emit volcanic ash with the steam and gas plume. Although the amounts of CO2 and SO2 gas have decreased, the Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2 since November 13. The Aviation…

  • Another powerful explosion at Stromboli volcano, Italy

    Another powerful explosion took place at Stromboli volcano in Italy on November 16, 2020, just days after a sequence of powerful explosions on November 10. 2020. According to the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Osservatorio Etneo, an explosion of…

  • The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: November 4 – 10, 2020

    New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from November 4 to 10, 2020. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 13 volcanoes. New activity/unrest: Barren Island, Andaman Islands (India) | Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia) | Klyuchevskoy,…