Volcanic activity worldwide 7 Jan 2021: Etna volcano, Pacaya, Fuego, Klyuchevskoy, Popocatépetl, Me...
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Map of today's active volcanoes

Satellite image of Klyuchevskoy volcano on 7 Jan 2021

Satellite image of Kadovar volcano on 7 Jan 2021

Explosive eruption from Ibu volcano (image: @Rizal06691023/twitter)

Satellite image of Sinabung volcano on 7 Jan 2021

Block-and-ash flows from Merapi volcano today (image: @BPPTKG)
Klyuchevskoy (Kamchatka): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 and is moving at 20 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows: VA AT 20210107/1300Z FL200 EXTD W OBS VA DTG:07/1300Z to 20000 ft (6100 m)
Ebeko (Paramushir Island): (7 Jan) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20210107/0502Z FL120 EXTD NE REPORTED OBS VA DTG:07/0500Z
Kadovar (Northeast of New Guinea): (7 Jan) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 5000 ft (1500 m) altitude or flight level 050 .
The full report is as follows: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL050 MOV W OBS VA DTG:07/0532Z to 5000 ft (1500 m)
Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): (7 Jan) According to Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) sporadic explosive activity at the volcano continues.
The first eruption this year occurred today at 09:39 local time producing small to moderate ash emissions that reached 6,000 ft (1,828 m) altitude and drifted N.
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Sinabung (Sumatra, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION 07/1329Z REPORTED BY GROUND OBSERVER
Merapi (Central Java, Indonesia): (7 Jan) The activity of the volcano continues at elevated levels.
Increased seismic activity during the past few days had been more frequent under the lava dome in the summit crater that produced a series of glowing avalanches from its flanks as we reported in the last update.
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Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 .
The full report is as follows: NEW VA EMS to 20000 ft (6100 m)
Pacaya (Guatemala): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 10000 ft (3000 m) altitude or flight level 100 .
The full report is as follows: VA EMS OBS IN SUMMIT WEB CAM to 10000 ft (3000 m)
Fuego (Guatemala): (7 Jan) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 16000 ft (4900 m) altitude or flight level 160 .
The full report is as follows: VA EMS SEEN IN STLT AND WEBCAM to 16000 ft (4900 m)
Sangay (Ecuador): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 19000 ft (5800 m) altitude or flight level 190 .
The full report is as follows: VA SEEN IN STLT. to 19000 ft (5800 m)
Reventador (Ecuador): (6 Jan) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 .
The full report is as follows: VA CLD OBS IN STLT IMAGERY to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Sabancaya (Peru): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: continuous ash emissions
Previous news
Thu, 7 Jan 2021, 19:42
The National Seismological Center of the University of Chile reported a magnitude 4.2 quake in Chile near Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, only 22 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Thursday 7 January 2021 at 2:19 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 33.8 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report. ... read all
Thu, 7 Jan 2021, 19:25
A intermediate to deep magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported early morning near Lebaksiu, Central Java, Indonesia. ... read all
Thu, 7 Jan 2021, 18:39
Just 14 minutes ago, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Thursday 7 January 2021 at 3:19 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 30 km below the surface. ... read all
Thu, 7 Jan 2021, 12:04
Just 7 minutes ago, a 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck near East Foothills, Santa Clara County, California, USA. The tremor was recorded early morning on Thursday 7 January 2021 at 3:44 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 5.6 miles below the surface. ... read all
Thu, 7 Jan 2021, 10:22
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Puerto San José, Municipio de San José, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala, was reported only 10 minutes ago by the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Thursday 7 January 2021 at 4:02 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report. ... read all
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