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Sinabung volcano (Sumatra): eruption news and activity updates

Sinabung volcano (Sumatra, Indonesia): eruption continues, moderately large pyroclastic flow this morning

Wednesday Aug 02, 2017 11:38 AM | BY: T

View of this morning's pyroclastic flow at Sinabung (image: Samri Sihombing / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
View of this morning's pyroclastic flow at Sinabung (image: Samri Sihombing / VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia)
View from the volcano observatory's wecam (image: PVMBG)
View from the volcano observatory's wecam (image: PVMBG)
Another view of the eruption from the observatory (image: TopMetro News)
Another view of the eruption from the observatory (image: TopMetro News)
The pyroclastic flow descending on the southern side (image: TopMetro News)
The pyroclastic flow descending on the southern side (image: TopMetro News)
The volcano continues to be very active. A moderately large pyroclastic flow occurred this morning at 10:04 local time, as a portion of the viscous lava dome accumulating in the summit broke off.
The flow reached approx. 3 km length on the southern slope of the volcano, inside the already devastated and evacuated zone around Sinabung. The associated ash plume rose to about 18,000 ft (5.4 km) altitude.
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Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA ERUPTION MOV E-SE AT 01/1713Z.
Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 1 Aug 2017
Tuesday, Aug 01, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL150 MOV ENE.
Tuesday, Aug 01, 2017
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Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL140 AT 30/1727Z OBS VA DTG: 30/1740Z
Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 30 Jul 2017
Sunday, Jul 30, 2017
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ... [more]
Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL120 AT 29/0402Z OBS VA DTG: 29/0430Z
Saturday, Jul 29, 2017
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Sinabung volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL110 AT 28/0226Z MOV ENE OBS VA DTG: 28/0250Z
Friday, Jul 28, 2017
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