New unrest has been noticed around 7 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 12 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from September 5 – September 11 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is
Scientists have discovered that the Greek Santorini island group has been inflating, slowly rising and moving outward, around a point just north of the Kameni islands. Despite being dormant for over half a century, satellites have detected slight
San Cristóbal volcano, located 150 km (95 miles) northwest of Managua, erupted on September 8 with three powerful explosions according to Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER). A column of smoke and ash reached nearly a mile above the cone of the
The last time that Japanese volcano Mount Fuji erupted was back in 1707, known as the Hōei Eruption. The new readings from the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, reveal that the pressure is at 1.6 megapascals and it takes 0.1
Volcanic tremors triggered by massive Costa Rican M 7.6 earthquake on September 5, 2012 placed Nicaraguan Apoyeque volcano on green alert. This volcano is located northwest of the Nicaraguan capital Managua and is now being continually monitored for volcanic tremors.
At least four of the seven active volcanoes in Costa Rica, Arenal (Alajuela), Rincon de la Vieja (Guanacaste), Turrialba (Cartago) and Poás (Alajuela), are in the crosshairs of scientists after 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on September 6,
New unrest has been noticed around 7 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 10 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from August 29 – September 4, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is a
Monitoring the subtle change in Earth’s gravity and its effects may reveale some details about movements of magma deep inside volcano. After monitoring the gravity at one of the world’s most active volcanoes – Kīlauea volcano on Hawaii, scientists discovered a
A new phase of activity has started at Krakatau volcano. A large explosion occurred early today September 3, 2012 (01:32 UTC) and produced an ash plume that reached 14,000 ft (4.2 km) according to Darwin VAAC.Volcanic ash from the increasingly active Anak Krakatau
The plume from Mount Hodson can be seen rising just to the northwest of center and curving in an arc to the northeast on latest MODIS satellite image. On August 28, 2012, a large volcanic plume rose from the Mount Hodson volcano on remote Visokoi Island, interacting
