Volcanic activity worldwide 5 Aug 2022: Fuego volcano, Karymsky, Krakatau, Semeru, Shiveluch, Dukono...
Fri, 5 Aug 2022, 21:00
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Map of today's active volcanoes

Satellite image of Ebeko volcano on 4 Aug 2022

Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 5 Aug 2022

Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 5 Aug 2022
Shiveluch (Kamchatka): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 and is moving at 5 kts in E direction.
The full report is as follows: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG:05/1720Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Ebeko (Paramushir Island): (4 Aug) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20220804/2246Z FL070 EXTD SE REPORTED OBS VA DTG:04/2240Z
Sakurajima (Kyushu, Japan): (5 Aug) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTED AT 20220804/2345Z FL100 EXTD SE OBS VA DTG:04/2340Z
Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: EXPLODED AT 20220805/1021Z FL080 EXTD SE OBS VA DTG:05/1020Z
Krakatau (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL080 EST VA DTG:05/1540Z
Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .
The full report is as follows: REGULAR DISCRETE EMISSIONS TO FL140 MOV NW OBS VA DTG:05/1710Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Dukono (Halmahera): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: CONTINUOUS VA OBS TO FL070 MOV NW OBS VA DTG:05/1020Z
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 .
The full report is as follows: VA EMS OBS 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 23000 ft (7000 m) altitude or flight level 230 .
The full report is as follows: POSS VA EMS to 23000 ft (7000 m)
Sangay (Ecuador): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 21000 ft (6400 m) altitude or flight level 210 .
The full report is as follows: CONS VA EMS to 21000 ft (6400 m)
Reventador (Ecuador): (5 Aug) 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 20 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows: NEW VA EMS OBS 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 23000 ft (7000 m) altitude or flight level 230 and is moving at 35 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows: INTERMITTENT PUFF EMISSIONS to 23000 ft (7000 m)
Volcano Activity Summary for 5 Aug 2022:
Currently erupting:
Dukono (Halmahera): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 22 Apr 2021)Erebus (Antarctica): active lava lake in summit crater (updated 8 Dec 2014)
Erta Ale (Danakil depression, Ethiopia): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 11 Mar 2022)
Fagradalsfjall (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland): Gas emissions threaten tourists (updated 3 Aug 2022)
Fuego (Guatemala): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 3 Aug 2022)
Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 15 Jun 2022)
Karymsky (Kamchatka): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 3 Aug 2022)
Kilauea (Hawai'i): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 11 May 2022)
Krakatau (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 4 Aug 2022)
Lewotolo (Lesser Sunda Islands): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 2 Jul 2022)
Masaya (Nicaragua): minor ashfall (updated 24 Oct 2019)
Merapi (Central Java, Indonesia): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 12 Jun 2022)
Nevados de Chillán (Central Chile): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 14 Apr 2022)
Nyiragongo (DRCongo): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 8 Jul 2022)
Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 24 Jul 2022)
Reventador (Ecuador): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 10 Jun 2022)
Sabancaya (Peru): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 25 May 2022)
Sakurajima (Kyushu, Japan): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 2 Aug 2022)
Sangay (Ecuador): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 30 Jul 2022)
Santiaguito (Guatemala): elevated activity, lava blocks tumble down from Caliente dome (updated 7 Jul 2022)
Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 1 May 2022)
Shiveluch (Kamchatka): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 3 Aug 2022)
Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy): new lava flow on Sciara del Fuoco (updated 28 Jul 2022)
Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 29 May 2022)
Yasur (Tanna Island, Vanuatu): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 11 Apr 2022)
Eruption warning / minor activity:
Aoba (Vanuatu): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 20 Feb 2022)Bagana (Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 23 Jul 2021)
Barren Island (Indian Ocean): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 16 Mar 2021)
Bezymianny (Central Kamchatka Depression): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 12 Jul 2022)
Ebeko (Paramushir Island): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 11 Jul 2022)
Etna (Sicily, Italy): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 12 Jul 2022)
Great Sitkin (United States, Aleutian Islands): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 16 Jul 2022)
Manam (Papua New Guinea): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 22 Apr 2022)
Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 23 Jun 2022)
Nyamuragira (DRCongo): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 9 Feb 2022)
Ol Doinyo Lengai (Tanzania): effusion of natrocarbonatite lava inside the pit crater in the northern main crater (updated 27 Aug 2021)
Pavlof (Alaska Peninsula, USA): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 31 May 2022)
Raung (East Java): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 29 Jul 2022)
Rincón de la Vieja (Costa Rica): Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (updated 28 Apr 2022)
Villarrica (Central Chile): activity remains unchanged, glow suggests stable lava pond (updated 31 May 2022)
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