Category Volcanic Bombs

Continuing Intense Activity, 3 Active Lava Flows At Klyuchevskoy Volcano In Kamchatka

The activity of the volcano, mainly effusive, remains intense. There are currently 3 active lava flows descending the steep stratovolcano: two parallel ones on the eastern-southeastern flank and a new one on the upper southwestern slope which has appeared about…

Ash Emissions, Increased Thermal Anomaly At Bagana Volcano In Papua New Guinea

Bagana and its plume of gas/ash seen from Terra satellite today (NASA) Low-level ash emissions occur at the volcano, producing a plume at estimated 7,000 ft (2.1 km) altitude drifting west from the volcano.    The latest Terra satellite image…

Violent Phase Of Glowing Avalanches In Progress At Sinabung Volcano In Sumatra, Indonesia

Glowing avalanche from Sinabung today or yesterday and current seismic recording at the volcano observatory (images: PVMBG) The volcano has been producing a series of glowing avalanches and pyroclastic flows on the ESE and SE sides during the past 24…

Another Strong Explosion Yesterday Morning At Santiaguito Volcano In Guatemala

Explosion from Santiaguito’s Caliente dome yesterday (image: CONRED) The volcano’s activity remains very high. Another strong explosion occurred at the Caliente dome yesterday morning at 08:08 local time. Similar in size as the previous one two days earlier, it was…

Very Strong Explosion At Santiaguito Volcano In Guatemala

Eruption of Santiaguito volcano (image: CONRED) A particularly strong vulcanian explosion occurred at the Caliente lava dome this morning (at 06_58 local time), sending a massive mushroom-shaped ash plume to several kilometers height that eventually reached approx. 20,000 ft or…

Dangerous Explosion At Halema’uma’u Crater In Hawaii

Lava sea entry at Hawaii (image: Lava Ocean Tours) A second lobe of the 61G lava flow in the coastal flat has crossed the Emergency Access road at a location about 500 m (1,640 ft) west of the main flow…

Moderately strong explosion yesterday morning at Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico

Mushroom cloud from Popocatépetl volcano yesterday (CENAPRED webcam) A moderately strong vulcanian explosion occurred yesterday morning at 11:17 local time, producing a mushroom-shaped ash plume that rose approx. 3 km above the summit and dispersed in westerly directions.    Today,…