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Growing lava dome has filled inner crater at Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico
The volcano’s lava dome has filled the inner crater, CENAPRED observed during an overflight on 27 January. The high level of the dome explains the relatively strong glow visible at night. According to CENAPRED, it is likely that small…
Moderately strong explosions and strong incandescence at Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico
MONSTER ERUPTIONS: Panic as two volcanoes EXPLODE causing mass evacuation
EARTHQUAKES struck today in a volatile region that saw TWO massive volcanic eruptions less than 24 hours ago. More than 1,200 people today remain evacuated from a 1.9-mile containment zone around Mount Egon in Kupang, eastern Indonesia, after…
Explosion with 2 km ash plume at Sinabung volcano in Indonesia
Ash plume from Sinabung today (image: Sadrah Peranginangin / facebook) A moderately strong explosion occurred earlier today from the volcano, producing an ash plume that rose approx. 2 km. Courtesy of volcanodiscovery.com
Moderate explosion at Ubinas volcano in Peru
A moderately large vulcanian-type explosion occurred at the volcano yesterday 12:53 local time. An ash plume rose 3 km above the crater and drifted SE. Light ash fall occurred in up to 10 km distance, including the villages of Sacohaya,…
Strong explosion this morning at Momotombo volcano in Nicaragua
The cone of Momotombo volcano covered by glowing bombs from this morning’s eruption A strong explosion occurred this morning at 04:22 local time at the volcano, covering much of the summit cone with incandescent ejecta. The lava flow…
Increase of activity, strombolian explosions, pyroclastic flow At Fuego volcano In Guatemala
The activity at Fuego might be picking up towards a new paroxysm (eruptive phase with strongly increased effusion rate, resulting in lava fountaining and lava flows). We camped on the SW side of the volcano last night, and observed…
Mt. Kanlaon spews ash anew; 29 volcanic quakes recorded in the Philippines
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported an ash eruption from the active crater of Kanlaon Volcano reaching as high as 4,500 meters above its summit on Sunday. The heaving volcano has registered 29 earthquakes since Sunday…
Increased activity, large explosion this morning at Santiaguito volcano in Guatemala
A phase of elevated activity has started at the volcano since 29 November. The largest event so far occurred this morning at 07:07 local time, when a strong explosion produced an ash plume that rose approx. 2-3 km and (probably)…
