Stromboli volcano (Italy): lava flow ends, normal strombolian activity continues at low levels
Sun, 24 Jan 2021, 14:06
14:06 PM | BY: T
Strombolian activity at Stromboli early this morning (image: LGS webcam)
As a consequence, the lava flow ceased some time during the night to Saturday and is now no longer active. At the vents, the regular strombolian activity continues at low levels with no significant visible changes.
Friday's event in particular demonstrated that the volcano, or, at least as far as the configuration of the summit vents and their activity, is far from being in a stable condition and surprises and short-notice changes in eruptive behavior are always possible, maybe more so now than during much of the past years.
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Previous news
Tue, 19 Jan 2021, 16:48
A short phase of elevated activity occurred at the volcano last night. A small surge of magma apparently resulted in a series of lava flows from the northern vents onto the upper Sciara del Fuoco, generating beautiful incandescent rockfalls on the steep slope. None of the flows reached more than about 100-200 m length and none remained active very long. ... read all
Mon, 16 Nov 2020, 09:53
Another stronger-than-usual explosion occurred at the volcano minutes ago at 10:17 local time our correspondents on the island informed us. ... read all
Tue, 10 Nov 2020, 20:29
A stronger than usual explosion happened at the volcano minutes ago, our local friends reported. ... read all
Fri, 4 Sep 2020, 07:40
On 2 September INGV reported that strombolian activity continues associated with scoria ejected on the north flank of Sciara del Fuoco. ... read all
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