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

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).

Barren Island volcano (Andaman Islands, India) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 28 December-3 January 2023 (New Activity / Unrest)

The Darwin VAAC reported that ash plumes from Barren Island were identified in satellite images at 2340 on 30 December and 0050 on 31 December rising to 1.5 km (5,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifting SW. A large thermal anomaly was also visible. The ash emissions had dissipated by 0940. ... Read all

Fri, 30 Dec 2022, 18:45

Barren Island Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSIONS TO FL050 EXTD SW AT 30/1810Z. to 5000 ft (1500 m)

Satellite image of Barren Island volcano on 30 Dec 2022

Location map of the Andaman Islands.

Map of the Andaman Islands with the location of Barren Island.

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