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Fuego volcano news & eruption update
Monday, Mar 10, 2014
 Lava flow on Fuego's upper southern flank this night
A small lava flow continues to be active on the upper SE slope of the volcano. Explosions have been a bit weaker on average, with incandescent lava ejected to 150 m and ash plumes reaching 500-800 m above the summit.
Sunday, Mar 02, 2014
 Explosion at Fuego volcano this morning
Activity at the volcano has remained similar to the previous weeks, but decreased somewhat. ...moreExplosions of small to moderate size occur at irregular intervals (approx 1-2 per hour), eject incandescent material to up to 200 m above the crater and cause impressive glowing avalanches on the upper slopes. Shock waves can be felt in several kilometers distance. Ash plumes rise several 100 m and drift 5-10 km before dissipating. [ less]
Monday, Feb 24, 2014
 Explosion at Fuego volcano this morning
Strombolian activity remains intense, with ejections often reaching 150-200 m above the crater and producing abundant incandescent avalanches. Thanks to the new webcam, this activity can now be followed much better and in near-real time. This is an example time-lapse showing this morning's activity at the volcano: ...more
Sunday, Feb 23, 2014
 Explosions at Fuego today (webcam images compiled by Culture Volcan)
Strombolian activity remains intense and can now be followed in near-real time on a new webcam. Explosions occur at rates of one every 30 minutes approx. and shower many incandescent material onto the upper slopes, where they generate avalanches up to 2 km length. No lava flows, however, is active at the moment.
Tuesday, Feb 18, 2014
 Current seismic signal of Fuego (FG3 station, INSIVUMEH)
Activity has been elevated yesterday, with more frequent moderate and strong explosions accompanied by rumbling degassing sounds and shock waves that could be noticed in up to 20-25 km distance. Ash plumes rose to 500-700 m. The observatory warns that another stronger eruptive phase could occur in the next days or weeks. The current seismic signal suggests, however, that the activity has been decreasing again.
Sunday, Feb 16, 2014
Mild to moderate explosive activity continues at the summit vent. Occasional strombolian explosions eject abundant incandescent material to heights of up to approx. 200 meters above the summit and generate ash plumes rising 500-800 m and drifting 8-10 km mostly to the S and SE. No active lava flow was observed yesterday.
Thursday, Feb 06, 2014
 Current seismic signal of Fuego (FG3 station, INSIVUMEH)  This morning's seismic signal from Fuego volcano (FG3 station, INSIVUMEH)
Strombolian activity remains relatively intense and the seismic signal suggests it currently increasing. The volcano observatory reported that during the past 24 hours, there were frequent small to moderate explosions with incandescent ejecta reaching up to about 100 m above the crater and ash plumes of up to 500 m. Shock waves commonly accompany the explosions. ...moreThe lava flow on the upper southern slope had decreased to only about 75 m length. [ less]
Monday, Feb 03, 2014
After a short peak of activity, the volcano has been calmer today. INSIVUMEH reported weak explosions with ash plumes rising to 600-700 m above the crater, but does not mention any lava flow.
Sunday, Feb 02, 2014
Yesterday evening's INSIVUMEH report suggests that activity at the volcano increased. 16 explosions were observed with ash plumes up to 1200 m height and a new lava flow on the upper southern flank headed towards the Ceniza canyon. ...moreMany of the explosions produced moderate to strong shock waves that caused vibrations in nearby villages. Incandescent material was seen ejected to up to 200 m above the crater and produced abundant avalanches on the crater slopes. [ less] Sunday, Jan 26, 2014
Activity at the volcano was characterized by weak to moderate strombolian explosions occurring at rates of 2-3 per hour. Abundant incandescent material is ejected and forms avalanches on the upper slopes. ...moreSometimes strong shock waves accompany the explosions and rattle windows and roofs of houses in the areas of Panimache, Morelia and others. Ash plumes rise to up to 700 m above the crater. The recent lava flow seems to have stopped. [ less] [ read all]
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Friday, Jan 24, 2014
 Small explosion from Fuego volcano yesterday  Current seismic signal of Fuego (FG3 station, INSIVUMEH)
Activity at the volcano remains both explosive and effusive at fluctuating levels. After an increase during 22-23 Jan, it decreased yesterday, but seems to have picked up today again. ...moreThe latest INSIVUMEH report mentioned 13 weak and 4 moderate explosions during 23 Jan with ash plumes up to 800 m height, abundant lava avalanches on the upper slope following strombolian ejections of up to 100-150 m above the crater, and the continued active flow, which was 100 m long yesterday. [ less]
Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014
 Fuego's seismic signal this morning (FG3 station, INSIVUMEH)  Seismic signal yesterday
It appears that activity has increased over night. A strong continuous seismic signal (probably tremor) suggests an increase in lava effusion could be occurring. The next update from INSIVUMEH later today will give a better picture. ...moreDuring the past days, activity had been dominated by frequent small to medium strombolian explosions that eject abundant lava up to about 150 m above the vent, ash plumes up to 1 km high, shock waves felt in up to 10-12 km distance and continuing weak lava effusion on the upper southern flank. Its length yesterday was estimated about 200 m. [ less]
Friday, Jan 17, 2014
No changes in the explosive and effusive activity at the volcano occurred. ...more13 explosions were observed during the past 24 hours (11 weak and 2 moderate ones) with ash plumes rising up to 800 m above the crater and forming a plume 8 kilometers to the south and southwest. Incandescent material was seen rising to 75-125 m and locomotive-like degassing sounds, as well as shock waves were noted. The lava flow on the upper SE flank remained moderately alimented and was 300 m long yesterday morning. [ less] [ read all]
Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014
 Fuego volcano this morning
Activity remains elevated with abundant lava ejected to 75-125 m height during occasional moderately strong strombolian explosions that are followed by ash plumes rising up to about 700 m and drifting approx. 10 km to the S and SW. Rumblings like locomotive-engine sounds lasting 2-5 minutes accompany the degassing during the eruptions. The lava flow on the SE slope towards the Trinidad canyon reached 300 meters length this morning and produced small glowing avalanches.
Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014
Activity continues at moderate levels as during the past days. INSIVUMEH counted 13 moderate explosions with shock waves and ash plumes rising 300-800 m. The lava flow on the upper southern slope towards the Trinidad drainage was 300 m long this morning.
Monday, Jan 13, 2014
[Update] The volcano observatory observed an increase in explosions and a new lava flow. Shock waves from explosions could be felt in up to 15 km distance and they eject abundant lava onto the upper slopes. ...moreThe new lava flows descended SE towards the Ceniza drainage and reached 500 m length. [earlier post 12 Jan] Activity at the volcano is still elevated but slowly decreasing. The observatory reported 4 moderate and 13 weak explosions with ash plumes rising to 500-800 m height above the crater, glowing material thrown to 200 m above the crater. The lava flow on the upper southern slope decreased to 200 m length. [ less] [ read all]
Friday, Jan 10, 2014
 Current seismic signal of Fuego (FG3 station, INSIVUMEH)
Seismic activity has decreased at the volcano, suggesting that the latest surge in lava emission (both as larger-than-usual strombolian explosions and lava flow) is over.
Thursday, Jan 09, 2014
 Seismic signal of Fuego today (FG3 station, INSIVUMEH)
Activity remained elevated, but decreased a bit today, judging from the seismic signal. The volcano observatory reported moderate explosions with shock waves that ejected incandescent bombs to 200 m above the crater and left abundant incandescent avalanches on the upper crater. Associated ash plumes rose up to 1000 m and drifted 10 km before dissipating. The new lava flow towards the Ceniza drainage was 400 m long this morning.
Wednesday, Jan 08, 2014
 The lava flows on Fuego volcano this morning  Current seismic signal of Fuego (FG3 station, INSIVUMEH)
Another surge of (mainly effusive) activity occurred yesterday. The observatory detected an increase in tremor and lava flow emission, as well as moderate to strong explosions with shock waves felt in up to 15 km distance, where they rattled roofs and windows in Panimache, Morelia and other areas to the eastern side of the volcano. ...moreAsh plumes have been rising to 4.2 km altitude (500 m above the crater) and drifted about 10 km to westerly directions. This activity might increase further and produce significant lava flows and/or pyroclastic flows, especially due to collapse of the lava flows on the steep flanks. [ less] [ read all]
Sunday, Jan 05, 2014
 Strombolian activity from Fuego volcano (CONRED)  Current seismic signal of Fuego (FG3 station, INSIVUMEH)
Occasional strombolian explosions are relatively strong, producing incandescent ejections up to 100-150 m above the crater and causing incandescent avalanches around the crater. Ash plumes rose to up to 500 m. Shock waves can often be felt accompanying the explosions.
Thursday, Jan 02, 2014
 Mild explosion from Fuego volcano (INSIVUMEH)
The volcano's activity has remained unchanged and at relatively low levels, with weak to moderate strombolian explosions producing ash plumes of 300-700 m height.
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