Volcanic activity worldwide 26 Oct 2021: Fuego volcano, Karymsky, Krakatau, Reventador, La Palma, Le...
Tue, 26 Oct 2021, 21:00
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Map of today's active volcanoes

Lava fountain from the main vent at the La Palma eruption this evening (image: kimedia webcam)

Activity at La Palma today (image: 1-1-2 Canarias @112canarias / Twitter)

Satellite image of Lewotolo volcano on 25 Oct 2021
Last evening, following hours of intense activity from at least four vents, parts of the western crater walls at the vents collapsed and gave way to short-lived floods of lava on the slopes of the cone. Whether or not the visible decrease is caused by a decrease of magma supply at the moment, remains unknown.
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...25 Oct:
The eruption continues with little changes, and remains very intense. The active cone shows strong explosive and effusive activity; in particular, the summit vents have been producing spectacular lava fountains and generate an ash plume that rose to 3,800 m this morning. Several surface lava flows have been observed flowing from the cone.
The mixed explosive-effusive activity paired with high rates of magma reaching the surface causes frequent small and sometimes larger changes of the geometric configuration at the growing cone, as rapid accumulation works against the forces of gravity, drag of material ejected and flowing away and parts that become undermined by formation of tubes etc.; currently, at least 4 or 5 vents are active aligned in a row, with different behavior as the magma pressure varies with the height of the vents themselves and the complex interactions of the rising gasses and the fluid magma in the conduits.
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Karymsky (Kamchatka): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.
Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 13000 ft (4000 m) altitude or flight level 130 and is moving at 10 kts in E direction.
The full report is as follows: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG:26/1120Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)
Lewotolo (Lesser Sunda Islands): (25 Oct) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: GROUND REPORT OF DISCRETE ERUPTION WITH VA TO FL120
Krakatau (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): (26 Oct) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: GROUND REPORT OF ERUPTION WITH VA TO 2101 FT
Semisopochnoi (United States, Aleutian Islands): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: NOT PROVIDED
Fuego (Guatemala): 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 and is moving at 15 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows: CONTG CONS VA EMS. to 16000 ft (4900 m)
Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia): 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 EMS OBSD to 19000 ft (5800 m)
Reventador (Ecuador): 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 OBSD to 16000 ft (4900 m)
Sabancaya (Peru): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 24000 ft (7300 m) altitude or flight level 240 and is moving at 10 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows: SPORADIC PUFF EMISSION to 24000 ft (7300 m)
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La Palma (Canary Islands (Spain)): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Toulouse warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 8000 ft (2400 m) altitude or flight level 080 and is moving at 5 kts in SW direction. ... Read all
Sun, 24 Oct 2021, 21:00
Volcanic activity worldwide 24 Oct 2021: Fuego volcano, Reventador, Yasur, La Palma, Nevados de Chil...
La Palma (Canary Islands (Spain)): The intensity of the eruption increased. Since the last update, the at least 4 active vents have been generating violent pulses of lava fountains with ash columns rising to approx. 3 km, as well feeding both surface lava flows directly from the vents as well as fueling the hidden-from-view lava tubes that transport most of the lava to active areas of the flow field downslope. ... Read all
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