Sinabung volcano (Sumatra, Indonesia): actively growing lava dome
Thu, 4 Feb 2021, 09:46
09:46 AM | BY: MARTIN
Significant actively growing lava dome in the inner summit crater of Sinabung volcano (image: @jaimessincioco/twitter)
Block-and-ash flow from Sinabung volcano (image: @Rizal06691023/twitter)
The extrusive actively lava dome continues to grow at moderate to high levels. This relatively intense effusive phase causes near-constant gravitational collapse of the lava dome triggering the block-and-ash flows (pyroclastic flows) that lifted ash plumes (so-called phoenix clouds) as it descended the slope.
A current volume of the growing lava dome has reached 4 million m³.
The warning bulletin states that ballistic impacts of volcanic bombs and pyroclastic flows could affect an area of about 3 km distance from the main crater and 5 km on the SE flank and 4 km on the NE flank.
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Previous news
Wed, 3 Feb 2021, 06:00
PVMBG reported that the eruption at Sinabung continued during 3-9 February, though weather conditions sometimes prevented visual confirmation. Dense white plumes rose as high as 1 km above the summit and drifted in multiple directions. An eruptive event was recorded on 5 February but was not seen, and on 6 February a pyroclastic flow traveled 2.5 km down the flank. ... Read all
Wed, 27 Jan 2021, 15:13
The explosive eruption of the volcano continues characterized by near-constant ash emissions. ... Read all
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