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Tue, 8 Dec 2020, 07:00
Barren Island Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL060 OBS 07/0620Z MOV W OBS VA DTG: 08/0643Z to 6000 ft (1800 m)
Thu, 5 Nov 2020, 09:10
Barren Island volcano (Indian Ocean, India): explosive eruption today
An ash plume from Barren Island volcano (image: @georgetgeorge/twitter)
After a one year calm period with little or no activity, it seems to have picked up again since around 6 November last year. read all
Location map of the Andaman Islands.
Location map of the Andaman Islands.
Map of the Andaman Islands with the location of Barren Island.
Map of the Andaman Islands with the location of Barren Island.

Barren Island volcano eruptions

Stratovolcano 354 m / 1,161 ft.
Indian Ocean, 12.28°N / 93.86°E
Eruption list: 1787, 1789, 1795, 1803-04, 1852(?), 1991, 1994-95, 2005-2006, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019


Ash plume from Barren Island volcano. Image Source: NASA Space Shuttle Date: March 14, 1995
Ash plume from Barren Island volcano. Image Source: NASA Space Shuttle Date: March 14, 1995
Comments: This oblique shot shows a large eruption plume dispersing westwards towards the main island group. From the photographs, it seems that there are three levels of the eruption plume: the first is low level, near the base of the eruption column and spreading southwest (upper left in this image). The other two levels are higher, with a suggestion of a due westerly plume (right in this image) overlain by a less visibly dense west-southwest plume of slightly different composition (upper right).

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