Volcanic activity worldwide 8 Mar 2023: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Shiveluch, Dukono, Reventador,...

Shiveluch (Kamchatka): 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 25 kts in N direction.
The full report is as follows: VA AT 20230308/1310Z FL130 EXTD N OBS VA DTG:08/1310Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)

Sakurajima (Kyushu, Japan): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.

Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTED AT 20230308/1544Z FL080 EXTD N OBS VA DTG:08/1540Z

Dukono (Halmahera): (7 Mar) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 7000 ft (2100 m) altitude or flight level 070 .

The full report is as follows: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL070 MOV S OBS VA DTG:07/2240Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)

Kilauea (Hawai'i): (8 Mar) The effusive eruption at the volcano has stopped and the lava is no longer active on the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor.
Small lava spill-outs appeared to flow in the footprint of the inactive 2021-2022 western lava lake yesterday morning. The ooze-out activity waned in the afternoon.
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Surveillance data indicate that no new batch of lava is being stored under the crusted crater floor. On the other hand, there is a likelihood of previously accumulated lava which may feed further lava outputs at the surface.
Several hornitos on the crater floor are still glowing at night, but they don't spatter any lava.


Tanaga (Aleutian Islands): An earthquake activity beneath the volcano began to increase slowly starting at about 01:30 PM today.
At about 08:45 PM local time this evening, the activity escalated with earthquakes occurring as often as 2 or 3 each minute. Initial locations of these earthquakes place them at shallow depths beneath the summit of the volcano, and the largest of these earthquakes have magnitudes between M 2 and M 3.
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In response to this increase in seismicity, the AVO observatory raised the Aviation Color Code to Yellow.


Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): 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: ONGOING VA EMS MOV SW to 23000 ft (7000 m)

Fuego (Guatemala): 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: LGT VA EM MOV S to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Reventador (Ecuador): 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 EM RPRT IN VONA to 15000 ft (4600 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 .
The full report is as follows: continuous ash emissions to 24000 ft (7300 m)

Volcano Activity Summary for 8 Mar 2023: