Tolbachik volcano: eruption updates & news
Tolbachik volcano (Kamchatka) activity update
Tue, 1 Oct 2013, 07:35
07:35 AM | BY: T- All news about: Tolbachik volcano
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Previous news
Fri, 6 Sep 2013, 13:30
The eruption is probably ending. KVERT reported only weak seismicity and incandescence, accompanied by moderate steaming/degassing, and a small remaining thermal anomaly on satellite data. ... read all
Mon, 2 Sep 2013, 16:55
Although believed to have more or less stopped a week ago, it seems that weak eruptive has continued and regained some strength again now. Weak tremor has reappeared and incandescence could be seen again at the active vent at Tolbachinsky Dol at night. Tourists could observe strombolian activity and effusion of lava into the tube system on 30 August. ... read all
Wed, 28 Aug 2013, 05:36
The eruption seems to be coming to an end. Seismic activity dropped from still moderately high levels (2.4 mcm/s) to very low (0.12 mcm/s) on 24 Aug, and the effusion of lava has stopped. No incandescence was spotted in the area of the vent during the past days. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to yellow. ... read all
Tue, 13 Aug 2013, 15:06
KVERT reports continuing lava effusion, but the slowly decreasing trend of tremor (2.1 mcm/s today) suggests that an end of the eruption is (slowly) approaching. ... read all
Thu, 8 Aug 2013, 09:38
Activity has remained stable during the past week. Lava continues to be erupted from the fissure vent on the south side of Tolbachik Dol, feeding two flow fields to the west and south. ... read all
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