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A volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen some “strong activity” and could erupt in the next few days, the Volcanic Observatory in Goma said on Friday. Experts said seismic activity at Mount Nyamulagira, in the east of…
An explosion occurred yesterday morning at 02:28 local time and was followed by a new phase of lava fountaining and strombolian explosions accompanied by continuous tremor. The detonation sounds were heard like cannon-shots in all directions away from the volcano…
Volcano Shiveluch has erupted ash at an altitude of six kilometres above sea level in Russian Far East’s Ust-Kamchatsky municipal entity, Kamchatka branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences geophysical service stated on Sunday. The ash plume has spread northwest…
A volcano in central Ecuador has spewed up a column of hot ash and smoke 10 kilometres (six miles) high, increasing fears of an eruption. Activity has been building at the Tungurahua volcano 130 kilometres south of the capital Quito…
A volcano in southwestern Peru called Ubinas began ejecting pyroclastic material into the sky in 2006, after over four decades of lying dormant. Recent volcanic activity has prompted officials to evacuate 60 residents of Querapi, a village near its base. The last…
A small jökulhlaup (glacier outburst flood) started yesterday from the subglacial lake Grímsvötn and has been discharging into the river Gígjukvísl. The event, which could have been triggered by normal fluctuations of hydrothermal activity under the ice is expected…
Mount Merapi, located on the border of Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces, showed increased activity on Thursday as it emitted volcanic gas, rumbled, generated minor earthquakes and sprayed ash and gravel. The increased activity was short-lived, lasting only four…
The volcano has entered a new eruptive phase since yesterday, Ecuador’s Institute of Geophysics (IGP) reported. Starting from 15:00 local time yesterday, increasing tremor was registered and steady ash emissions were observed. At night, incandescent blocks could be seen and…
Taipei City residents were recently awoken in the early hours by a shallow, magnitude-4 temblor within city limits. Due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, at a place where tectonic plates collide, Taiwan is an earthquake hotspot,…
SERNAGEOMIN raised the alert level of the volcano to orange yesterday after an increase in seismic activity. A pulse of volcanic tremor was detected that could indicate magma moving into the volcano’s plumbing system. On the surface, no unusual activity has…