Karthala volcano (Grand Comore Island) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 9 May-15 May 2012 (New Activity / Unrest)

Wed, 9 May 2012, 06:00

06:00 AM | BY: VN

Observers in the villages of Mde and Mkazi, on the W flank of Karthala, reported increased incandescence from the summit during the night of 9-10 May.

Source: Michael Zorick (Comoros Officer, Embassy of the United States of America)
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From: Global Volcanism Program, 2012. Report on Karthala. In: Mayberry, G (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 9 May-15 May 2012. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.

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