Ioto volcano (Japan) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 12 September-18 September 2018 (New Activity / Unrest)

Wed, 12 Sep 2018, 06:00

06:00 AM | BY: VN

During an overflight of Ioto (Iwo-jima) on 12 September the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force observed seawater jetting 5-10 m above the sea surface on the S coast, suggestive of a submarine eruption.

Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)
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From: Global Volcanism Program, 2018. Report on Ioto. In: Mayberry, G (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 12 September-18 September 2018. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.

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