http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/ Actualités et nouvelles des volcans actifs et séismes au monde par VolcanoDiscovery fr Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:38:53 +0200 VolcanoDiscovery http://static.volcanodiscovery.com/logo.png http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/ Actualités et nouvelles des volcans actifs et séismes au monde par VolcanoDiscovery http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/336795/M3.6-Wed-19-Jun--CRETE-GREECE.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/336795/M3.6-Wed-19-Jun--CRETE-GREECE.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:45:01 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/336785/M4-Wed-19-Jun--SOUTHERN-IRAN.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/336785/M4-Wed-19-Jun--SOUTHERN-IRAN.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:07:21 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/336779/M4.9-Wed-19-Jun-49-NORTH-OF-HALMAHERA-INDONESIA.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/336779/M4.9-Wed-19-Jun-49-NORTH-OF-HALMAHERA-INDONESIA.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:35:03 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/336774/M4.5-Wed-19-Jun-104-Km-SSE-from-Tympaki.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/336774/M4.5-Wed-19-Jun-104-Km-SSE-from-Tympaki.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:07:06 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/336744/M3.2-Wed-19-Jun-Nicaragua.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/336744/M3.2-Wed-19-Jun-Nicaragua.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:15:53 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34782/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-19-Jun-2013-Popocatpetl-Tolbachik.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34782/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-19-Jun-2013-Popocatpetl-Tolbachik.html Tolbachik (Kamchatka): (18 Jun) KVERT reports no changes in the ongoing eruption of the volcano. Tremor levels remain stable and lava continues to be effused from the southern fissure vent. The other currently active volcanoes in Kamchatka have not shown significant variations either. Moderate seismic activity was reported by KVERT for Shiveluch, Kizimen (dome extrusion) and Gorely (degassing),... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:04:36 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/popocatepetl/news/34777/Popocatpetl-volcano-Mexico-another-but-weaker-explosion-this-morning.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/popocatepetl/news/34777/Popocatpetl-volcano-Mexico-another-but-weaker-explosion-this-morning.html A few hours ago, another moderately strong explosions occurred at 14:48 h local time, which threw incandescent fragments at distances of 100 m from the crater and generated an ash column reaching nearly 2 km in height, which was dispersed towards the northwest. The alert level remains unchanged at Yellow Phase 2. Yesterday's strong eruption ejected bombs to distances of up to 2 km and many... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:31:58 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/photo-of-the-day/2013-jun-19.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/photo-of-the-day/2013-jun-19.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:01:06 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fr/seismes/derniers.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fr/seismes/derniers.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:01:05 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34771/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-18-Jun-2013-Fuego-Popocatpetl-Veniaminof-Pavlov-Manam.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34771/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-18-Jun-2013-Fuego-Popocatpetl-Veniaminof-Pavlov-Manam.html Manam (Papua New Guinea): An eruption with a small ash plume was reported this morning and VAAC Darwin issued an advisory. A low level ash plume was also visible on Nasa's Aqua Modis image at 15:45 UTC. Veniaminof (Alaska Peninsula, USA): The eruption continues. A lava flow is being erupted from the central intra-caldera cone, recent satellite images suggest as they show very high elevated... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:04:37 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/veniaminof/news/34761/Veniaminof-volcano-Alaska-lava-flow-and-increasing-tremor.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/veniaminof/news/34761/Veniaminof-volcano-Alaska-lava-flow-and-increasing-tremor.html The eruption continues. A lava flow is being erupted from the central intra-caldera cone, recent satellite images suggest as they show very high elevated surface temperatures in this area. Since about 10 hours ago, a seismic swarm and continuous tremor have appeared indicating probably an increase in this activity. No plumes were reported by AVO. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:00:03 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/manam/news/34751/Manam-volcano-Papua-New-Guinea-small-eruption.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/manam/news/34751/Manam-volcano-Papua-New-Guinea-small-eruption.html An eruption with a small ash plume was reported this morning and VAAC Darwin issued an advisory. A low level ash plume was also visible on Nasa's Aqua Modis image at 15:45 UTC. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:13 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/popocatepetl/news/34746/Popocatpetl-volcano-Mexico-video-of-strong-explosion-yesterday-1323-local-time.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/popocatepetl/news/34746/Popocatpetl-volcano-Mexico-video-of-strong-explosion-yesterday-1323-local-time.html A powerful explosion occurred yesterday at 13:23 local time, producing an eruption column rising about 4 km. This is so far one (if not the) largest single eruption in the present cycle of activity. A video from webcamsdemexico on youtube shows the impressive eruption: Today, the seismic recording suggests a small decrease in activity. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:31:52 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/photo-of-the-day/2013-jun-18.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/photo-of-the-day/2013-jun-18.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:01:31 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fr/earthquakes/archive/2013-jun-18.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fr/earthquakes/archive/2013-jun-18.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:01:06 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34731/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-17-Jun-2013-Santa-Mara-Santiaguito-Pacaya-Fuego-Popocatpetl-V.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34731/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-17-Jun-2013-Santa-Mara-Santiaguito-Pacaya-Fuego-Popocatpetl-V.html Veniaminof (Alaska Peninsula, USA): The eruption continues at low levels. Recent satellite images show very high elevated surface temperatures at the intracaldera cinder cone consistent with continued effusion of lava. No plumes have been observed in satellite images nor reported by pilots or local observers. (AVO) Pavlov (Alaska Peninsula, USA): AVO reports no significant change in the... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:04:37 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fuego/actualites/34701/Fuego-volcano-Guatemala-activity-update-strombolian-activity-new-lava-flow-on-upper-southern-flank.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fuego/actualites/34701/Fuego-volcano-Guatemala-activity-update-strombolian-activity-new-lava-flow-on-upper-southern-flank.html Activity has increased during the past days. A new small lava flow started on 14 June on the southern flank and had a length of 300 m this morning. Explosive strombolian activity has picked up a bit as well. Glowing tephra is ejected to 75-125 m height, and ash plumes rise to 3-500 m above the crater. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:57:01 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/photo-of-the-day/2013-jun-17.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/photo-of-the-day/2013-jun-17.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:01:31 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/photo-of-the-week/2013-jun-17.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/photo-of-the-week/2013-jun-17.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:01:24 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fr/earthquakes/archive/2013-jun-17.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fr/earthquakes/archive/2013-jun-17.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:01:06 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/16/21/39/magnitude6-Greece-quake.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/16/21/39/magnitude6-Greece-quake.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:04 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/16/13/31/magnitude5-MacquarieIslandregion-quake.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/16/13/31/magnitude5-MacquarieIslandregion-quake.html Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:20:29 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/15/17/34/magnitude6-Nicaragua-quake.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/15/17/34/magnitude6-Nicaragua-quake.html Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:45:43 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/15/16/11/magnitude6-Greece-quake.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/15/16/11/magnitude6-Greece-quake.html Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:30:36 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34685/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-15-Jun-2013-Popocatpetl-Soputan-Merapi-Veniaminof-Pavlov-Sangeang-Api.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34685/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-15-Jun-2013-Popocatpetl-Soputan-Merapi-Veniaminof-Pavlov-Sangeang-Api.html Sangeang Api (Indonesia): VSI decreased the alert level from 3 to 2 ("Waspada", on a scale of 4), as seismic activity has decreased recently. Soputan (North Sulawesi, Indonesia): VSI decreased the alert level back to level 2. The volcano is currently quiet and only degassing. Merapi (Central Java): A small ash eruption was reported yesterday at around 09:15 local time. Residents near the... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:01:36 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/merapi/news/34675/Merapi-volcano-Central-Java-small-eruption.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/merapi/news/34675/Merapi-volcano-Central-Java-small-eruption.html A small ash eruption was reported yesterday at around 09:15 local time. Residents near the volcano heard an explosion sound and some fins ash fell on nearby villages. Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:55:18 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/popocatepetl/news/34670/Popocatpetl-volcano-Mexico-relatively-strong-ash-emissions.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/popocatepetl/news/34670/Popocatpetl-volcano-Mexico-relatively-strong-ash-emissions.html Activity has picked up during the past 2 days, as the preceding earthquake swarm had suggested. CENAPRED reports emissions at a rate of 2 per hour. The more vigorous explosions have produced ash plumes of up to 3 km height. The largest was an explosion yesterday just before 17:30 (local time). A large SO2 plume is emitted from the volcano and visible on NOAA satellite data. The alert level... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:52:03 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/veniaminof/news/34667/Veniaminof-volcano-Alaska-alert-level-raised-to-orange-lava-flow-observed.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/veniaminof/news/34667/Veniaminof-volcano-Alaska-alert-level-raised-to-orange-lava-flow-observed.html The volcano began erupting on Thursday morning, June 13, following several days of increasing seismicity, AVO reported. The official Color Code/Alert Level was raised to ORANGE/WATCH. At least a small lava flow was erupted. A pilot observed an ash plume up to about 12,000 ft above sea level and a lava flow issuing from the intracaldera cinder cone. Residents in Perryville and Port Moller also... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:42:57 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/15/11/20/magnitude6-SouthoftheKermadecIslands-quake.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/15/11/20/magnitude6-SouthoftheKermadecIslands-quake.html Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:40:29 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34615/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-14-Jun-2013-Veniaminof.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34615/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-14-Jun-2013-Veniaminof.html Veniaminof (Alaska Peninsula, USA): (13 Jun) The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the volcano alert level from Yellow to Orange. Elevated surface temperatures observed in satellite images this morning at 13:25 UTC (05:25 AKDT) indicate that an eruption at the intracaldera cone is likely underway. Seismic tremor continues and is indicative of low-level effusive activity and small explosions. No... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:04:39 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/veniaminof/news/34610/Veniaminof-volcano-Alaska-alert-level-raised-to-orange.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/veniaminof/news/34610/Veniaminof-volcano-Alaska-alert-level-raised-to-orange.html The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the volcano alert level from Yellow to Orange. Elevated surface temperatures observed in satellite images this morning at 13:25 UTC (05:25 AKDT) indicate that an eruption at the intracaldera cone is likely underway. Seismic tremor continues and is indicative of low-level effusive activity and small explosions. No ash plumes have been observed this morning... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:33:51 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/13/16/47/magnitude6-ChristmasIsland-quake.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/13/16/47/magnitude6-ChristmasIsland-quake.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:00:37 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/vanuatu/photos/expedition2013/dietmar.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/vanuatu/photos/expedition2013/dietmar.html A set of great photos taken by Dietmar during our latest volcano expedition to Vanuatu! Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:12:43 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34594/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-13-Jun-2013-Pacaya-Popocatpetl-Pavlov-Sakurajima-Taal-Nevado-del.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34594/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-13-Jun-2013-Pacaya-Popocatpetl-Pavlov-Sakurajima-Taal-Nevado-del.html Tolbachik (Kamchatka): KEVRT reports no changes in the activity of any of the currently active volcanoes in Kamchatka. Chirinkotan (Northern Kuriles): Some activity is occurring at the volcano. On MODIS Terra satellite images from 5 June, a moderately large steam plume can be seen drifting from the volcano. SVERT has raised the alert level to yellow on 8 June. Sakurajima (Kyushu, Japan): After... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:39:56 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/13/13/24/magnitude5-Japan-quake.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/2013/06/13/13/24/magnitude5-Japan-quake.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:50:26 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sakurajima/news/34583/Sakurajima-volcano-Japan-awakes-with-a-series-of-powerful-explosions.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/sakurajima/news/34583/Sakurajima-volcano-Japan-awakes-with-a-series-of-powerful-explosions.html After 10 days of almost no activity, the volcano has woken up violently with 3 powerful explosions last night (at 22:05 and 23:58 UTC, ash plumes to 10-13,000 ft) and this morning at 04:26. The eruption this morning appears to be one of the largest explosions for a long time, producing an ash plume rising to 16-20,000 ft (5-6 km) altitude. An SO2 plume is also visible on satellite data. Tokyo... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:08:56 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34566/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-12-Jun-2013-Fuego-Popocatpetl-Kilauea-Mauna-Loa-Nyiragongo-Venia.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcano-activity/news/34566/Volcanic-activity-worldwide-12-Jun-2013-Fuego-Popocatpetl-Kilauea-Mauna-Loa-Nyiragongo-Venia.html El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain): Seismic activity of the island has been calm over the past weeks. The number of daily small earthquakes continues to be weakly elevated, with hypocenters clustered under the central and western parts of the island. Mauna Loa (Big Island, Hawai'i): The latest update of the USGS mentions that minor inflation of a shallow magma reservoir beneath Mauna Loa may be... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:59:58 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/copahue/news/34561/Copahue-volcano-Chile-seismic-activity-drops-sharply.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/copahue/news/34561/Copahue-volcano-Chile-seismic-activity-drops-sharply.html Seismic activity has dropped sharply from 13 events / hour to only one per hour during only 9 hours. No corresponding changes were observed at the surface. The volcano continues to emit a small plume of steam and gas. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:59:02 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/popocatepetl/news/34521/Popocatpetl-volcano-Mexico-volcanic-earthquakes.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/popocatepetl/news/34521/Popocatpetl-volcano-Mexico-volcanic-earthquakes.html A cluster of several (7) volcanic earthquakes up to magnitudes 2.4 has occurred this morning, perhaps heralding some more vigorous activity in he near future. Apart from this, activity has remained stable with about 2 weak steam-gas-sometimes ash-containing explosions per hour. A steam plume often rises about 1 km above the volcano. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:21:35 +0200 http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/voir_news/34503/Bulletin-of-World-Volcanism-May-2013.html http://www.volcanodiscovery.com/voir_news/34503/Bulletin-of-World-Volcanism-May-2013.html The Bulletin of World Volcanism May 2013 is out (download). It contains a reviewed summary of volcano activity during the past month, plus the new Volcano Express section with interesting articles on young volcanism in Arabia and historic volcanic activity in the Bering Sea. TABLE OF CONTENTS: ---------------------------------- NEW ACTIVITY/UNREST Heard (Australia) - Gaua (Vanuatu) Etna... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:52:00 +0200