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Bagana volcano on Bougainville Island is one of the world's most active volcanoes. It has erupted frequently since its discovery in 1842. It is located on a remote part of central Bougainville Island in the Northern Solomon Province of Papua New Guinea.
Bagana volcano is a massive, symmetrical, roughly 1750-m-high cone built largely by rapid accumulation of viscous andesitic lava flows. The present-day cone might only be 300 years old.
Major eruptions occurred in 1950, 1952, and 1966. Bagana has been in near- continuous activity since 1972, creating slow-moving lava flows, and occasionally ash explosions that sometimes produce pyroclastic flows.
The volcano has been in near-continuous activity since the earliest records from the 18th century. lava cone (stratovolcano) 1750 m / 5,741 ft Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, -6.14°S / 155.2°E Current status: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5) Bagana webcams / live data | ReportsBagana volcano booksBagana volcano eruptions:
2012, 1972-2011, 1970-71, 1968, 1966-67, 1964-65, 1962-63, 1961, 1959(?)-60, 1953, 1952, 1948-51, 1945-47, 1943, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1909(?), 1908, 1899, 1897, 1894-95, 1883, 1865-83, 1842 Typical eruption style:explosive Last earthquakes nearbyLatest satellite images  Bagana volcano: news and activity updatesBagana volcano (Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea) activity update
Monday Nov 04, 2013 20:45 PM | BY: T  SO2 plume from Bagana volcano (NOAA) A relatively large SO2 plume from the volcano today indicates a surge in activity (ash explosions, strombolian activity?). Previous news
Thursday, Oct 03, 2013
Elevated SO2 emissions suggest that current activity is strong at the volcano. [more]Thursday, Sep 19, 2013 It seems that the volcano has entered a more active phase, producing several explosions in the past days that sent ash plumes to altitudes of 8-9,000 ft (2.4-2.7 km) altitude. ... [more]
Monday, Sep 16, 2013 An eruption was reported this morning, producing an ash plume rising to 8,000 ft (2.4 km) altitude and drifting 30 nautical miles to the NW (VAAC Darwin). [more] Monday, Aug 26, 2013
A hot spot remains visible at the volcano, indicating that some activity continues. This is likely mostly effusive in style, because no recent significant ash emissions have been detected. [more]Monday, Jul 22, 2013 An small SO2 plume is seen on satellite images drifting from Bagana volcano. This suggests continuing activity. [more]More on VolcanoDiscovery: Earthquake monitor: Lists and maps of earthquakes in the world in near real time. Country lists, earthquake archive, and I-felt-it reports. |
