Ijen volcano, East Java, Indonesia: news & activity updates
Mise à jour: 17 mai 2022 10:43 GMT -
jeu., 4 juin 2020, 08:03
PVMBG reported that on 29 May a gas explosion at Ijen generated a plume that rose 820-1,640 ft (250-500 m) above the surface of the lake. Read allmer., 27 mai 2020, 06:00
PVMBG reported that on 29 May a gas explosion at Ijen generated a plume that rose 250-500 m above the surface of the lake. According to news articles two sulfur miners heard the explosion from under the water at 1230, which created 3-m-high waves in the lake; the miners ran but one tripped and fell into the lake. Search efforts were unsuccessful after three hours and, due to weather conditions and an increased amount of gas in the crater area, had to be suspended. Read allmer., 15 janv. 2020, 06:00
PVMBG reported that during 1-18 January white plumes rose 250-400 m above Ijen's water lake surface and no change in the color of the water was noted. An increase in the number of shallow volcanic earthquakes was detected; continuous tremor emerged on 11 January, peaked on 15 January, and then decreased during 17-18 January. The temperature of the lake water fluctuated, though overall it decreased from 38 degrees Celsius in June 2019 to 20 degrees Celsius on 14 January; the lake water was 46 degrees Celsius during a period of increased activity from February to March 2018. Read all