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Seismic trace of the 3.5 earthquake today (ESVO station, INGV Catania)
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Etna (Sicily, Italy): A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred under the town of Zafferana, about 10 km east of the summit area this afternoon. ... [more]
Seismic trace of the 3.5 earthquake today (ESVO station, INGV Catania)
A shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred under the town of Zafferana, about 10 km east of the summit area this afternoon. ... [more]
Strombolian eruption from the NE vent (21 May 2013)
Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy): Explosive activity at Stromboli is currently at normal to moderately high levels, but the magma column has obviously dropped considerably compared to previous weeks, as there are no longer lava overflows. We observed the volcano during the past days and found a total of 8 active vents in the crater terrace, out of which 4 were showing their typical different strombolian activity: ... [more]
Strombolian eruption from the NE vent (21 May 2013)
Explosive activity at Stromboli is currently at normal to moderately high levels, but the magma column has obviously dropped considerably compared to previous weeks, as there are no longer lava overflows. We observed the volcano during the past days and found a total of 8 active vents in the crater terrace, out of which 4 were showing their typical different strombolian activity: ... [more]
Current webcam view of Popocatépetl
Activity has been showing an increase today. Yesterday, CENPRED reported near-continuous emissions of steam and gas and sometimes ash. Some larger explosions occurred at 12:13 h and at 12:34 h local time yesterday. Both produced an eruption column about 1.3 km high and drifting west. Bright glow and strong steaming are currently visible from the webcam images. ... [more]
Ash emissions from Turrialba volcano (OVSICORI webcam)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Turrialba (Costa Rica): New ash emissions occurred yesterday and produced light ash falls in the outskirts of San José, in the areas of Guadalupe, Tres Ríos, Curridabat, and Ipis (at about 30 km distance). ... [more]
Ash emissions from Turrialba volcano (OVSICORI webcam)
New ash emissions occurred yesterday and produced light ash falls in the outskirts of San José, in the areas of Guadalupe, Tres Ríos, Curridabat, and Ipis (at about 30 km distance). ... [more]
Glow from Popocatépetl's summit (CENAPRED webcam)
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Sangeang Api (Indonesia): An increase in seismicity since 26 April triggered VSI to rise the alert status from 2 to 3 on a scale of 1-4 (from "Waspada", "watch" to Siaga", alert). For the moment, only degassing has been observed as surface activity. ... [more]

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