Stromboli volcano (Italy): news and eruption updates / 1 Jan


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A classic and all-time favorite tour by anyone interested in seeing active volcanoes! Random pictures		Send Volcano Report Stromboli volcano Stromboli, a small island north of Sicily, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and famous for its normally small, but regular explosions throwing out glowing lava from several vents inside its summit crater. This activity has been going on for at least 2000 years, as long as there is written memory of the activity, which Stromboli lended its name to, the so-called strombolian activity. stratovolcano 926 m Eolian Islands, Italy, 38.79°N / 15.21°E Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Stromboli webcams / live data \| Reports Stromboli volcano videos Stromboli volcano books \| Tours \| Places to stay Stromboli volcano eruptions: Persistant (near-constant) activity since at least 2-3000 years. Most recent effusive (lava flow) eruptions from Dec. 2002-July 2003, March 2007, Aug-Oct 2014. Paroxysm 3 July 2019 Typical eruption style: Small explosive (strombolian) eruptions, typically every 20-30 mins. Intermittently, ca. every 2-20 years, minor effusive eruptions (lava flows); on average 2-5 times per year larger explosions. 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On 3 Feb 2020 morning, a short-lived lava overflow from the vents in the northeastern crater area produced a small lava flow on the upper Sicara del Fuoco. For now and the foreseeable future, the summit area of the volcano remains closed for visitors. [less] [read all] Stromboli volcano (Eolian Islands, Italy): activity fluctuating between high and medium levels, field report Wed, 1 Jan 2020, 16:13 Typical eruption from the eastern vent of Stromboli, 27 Dec 2019 (image: Thomas Hoyer) The activity of the volcano has been fluctuating between high and medium levels. It is characterized by strombolian explosions from multiple vents in the crater terrace with averages of 22 events per hour during the past day. ...more Tremor and degassing values are at stable, medium levels. A friend of ours visited the island during the past week and on 26 observed a short-lived small viscous lava flow in the upper Sciara del Fuoco: after a stronger explosion from the western vent, two effusive vents opened in the outer flank of the crater and continuously fed a viscous lava flow, which reached about 50 m length and generated abundant incandescent rockfalls on the steep slope. The small lava flow as seen on 26 Dec (image: Thomas Hoyer) Moderate explosion from the western vent, 27 Dec (image: Thomas Hoyer) [less] [read all] latest (2020) \| Jul-Dec 2019 \| Jan-Jun 2019 \| archive Get rid of ads More on VolcanoDiscovery: Earthquakes Earthquake monitor: Lists and maps of earthquakes in the world in near real time. Country lists, earthquake archive, and I-felt-it reports. Colima Colima volcano photos: This beautiful stratovolcano in western Mexico is one of the most active volcanoes on the American continents. 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