Tangkuban Parahu volcano (Western Java) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 9 February-15 February 2022 (New Activity / Unrest)

PVMBG reported that during 26 August-1 September emissions at Tangkubanparahu's Ratu Crater were characterized by puffs of dense black ash plumes rising as high as 20 m above the vent and white vapor plumes containing minor amounts of ash rising as high as 200 m. A larger event recorded at 0930 on 31 August generated a dense black tephra plume that rose 300 m and a white steam plume that rose 600 m. Ashfall was localized around Ratu Crater. ... Read all

PVMBG reported that during 19-25 August phreatic events at Tangkubanparahu's Ratu Crater continued to produce sometimes dense gray-to-white plumes that rose as high as 200 m above the vent, and dense black ash plumes that rose as high as 180 m. Ashfall was localized around Ratu Crater. The seismic network recorded continuous tremor. ... Read all