Egon volcano (Flores Island, Indonesia): seismic unrest decreases, alert level lowered
Sat, 6 Feb 2016, 11:17
11:17 AM | BY: Tfrom the Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 27 January-2 February 2016:
"During 20 January-1 February seismicity at Egon was dominated by signals indicating emissions; shallow volcanic events had decreased.
RSAM values increased on 25 January but did not exceed values detected during the previous peak on 12 January; overall seismicity had declined. The Alert Level was lowered to 2 (on a scale of 1-4) and residents were advised to stay at least 1.5 km away from the crater."
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Wed, 27 Jan 2016, 06:00
PVMBG reported that during 20 January-1 February seismicity at Egon was dominated by signals indicating emissions; shallow volcanic events had decreased. RSAM values increased on 25 January but did not exceed values detected during the previous peak on 12 January; overall seismicity had declined. The Alert Level was lowered to 2 (on a scale of 1-4) and residents were advised to stay at least 1.5 km away from the crater. ... Read all
Mon, 18 Jan 2016, 16:54
An eruption warning remains in place. Increased sulfur smells have been noted from the volcano which had been raised to second highest alert on 13 Jan. Read all
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