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Yasur volcanostratovolcano 361 m (1,184 ft)Tanna Island, Vanuatu, -19.53°S / 169.44°E Yasur volcano eruptions: ongoing since at least AD 1774 (but likely many centuries before) Typical eruption style: persistent strombolian activity Yasur webcams / live data Last earthquakes nearby Yasur volcano (Vanuatu): increasing activity - alert level 3Friday May 28, 2010 17:48 PM |
Yasur's activity has continued to be very violent, with explosions that often throw bombs onto the visitor's rim and as far as the parking lot. This caused the Department of Geology, Mines and Water Resources from Port Vila to raise the alert level to 3 (out of 4) on 27 May.
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Previous newsWednesday, May 12, 2010
Yasur volcano's activity continues to be dangerously strong. Explosions frequently throw bombs outside the crater onto the rim, the outer flanks and even as far as the ash plane and the parking lot. Alert level remains at 2, as the Department of Geology, Mines and Water Resources from Port Vila stresses in their latest bulletin about Yasur.
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Thursday, Mar 18, 2010
Since January 2010, the activity of Yasur volcano has been increasing and the activity level has been raised from 1 to 2. Explosions are frequently throwing bombs onto the visitors' path on rim of the crater, making visits to the volcano very dangerous.
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Tuesday, Jun 02, 2009
During our expedition on Tanna Island, we observed Yasur during 25-29 May. Activity was a low to moderate levels in that period and only 3 vents in the western crater were active although glow from the eastern crater was seen. Near-continuous spattering was seen from the westernmost vent, and more powerful ejections from the other two vents were observed at intervals of 10-15 minutes, throwing incandescent lava bombs to 100-150 m height. Only small amounts of ash were usually produced. ...
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