Volcanic activity worldwide 16 Dec 2018: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Soputan, Dukono, Reventador, ...
Sun, 16 Dec 2018, 21:00
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Map of today's active volcanoes
Satellite image of Ebeko volcano on 15 Dec 2018
Eruption of Soputan today (image: PVMBG)
Satellite image of Soputan volcano on 16 Dec 2018
Satellite image of Ambrym volcano on 16 Dec 2018
Eruption of Popocatepetl last evening (image: Webcams de Mexico / CENAPRED webcam)
Satellite image of Turrialba volcano on 16 Dec 2018
Satellite image of Reventador volcano on 15 Dec 2018
Soputan (North Sulawesi, Indonesia): A new, intense (but probably again short-lived) eruptive phase started at the volcano early this morning, producing tall lava fountains and an ash column that rose at least 5-7 km height.
Following more than two months of relative quiet after the brief eruption during 3-4 October this year, seismic activity increased rapidly from 17:00 local time yesterday afternoon, followed by the start of the eruption at 01:00 local time this morning.
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...16 Dec:
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL280 OBS MOV W 20KT OBS VA DTG:16/0940Z
Dukono (Halmahera): (16 Dec) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: CVGHM REPORT VA TO FL050.
Ambrym (Vanuatu): (16 Dec) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ONGOING INTERMITTENT ERUPTION.
Veniaminof (Alaska Peninsula, USA): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Anchorage (VAAC) issued the following report: CONTINUOUS MINOR ERUPTION.
...16 Dec:
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Anchorage (VAAC) issued the following report: CONTINUOUS MINOR ERUPTION.
Cleveland (Aleutian Islands, Alaska): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Anchorage (VAAC) issued the following report: MINOR ERUPTION DETECTED BY AVO AND VERIFIED BY GOES SAT IMAGER Y.
Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ONGOING VA EMS.
...16 Dec:
Another very strong explosion, similar to the one a week ago, occurred last night at 18:57 local time.
The vulcanian-type eruption ejected a shower of incandescent lava bombs onto the upper slopes of the volcano and generated an ash plume that rose a few kilometers.
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Fuego (Guatemala): (16 Dec) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: PSBL VA EMS OBS
Turrialba (Costa Rica): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: ONGOING VA EMS.
...16 Dec:
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: PLUME OBS IN STLT IMAGERY
Reventador (Ecuador): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: NEW VA EM
...15 Dec:
Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: OCNL EM
Sabancaya (Peru): (16 Dec) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: SPORADIC PUFFS OF VA
Volcano Activity Summary for 16 Dec 2018:
Currently erupting:
Ambrym (Vanuatu): active lava lakes in Benbow, Marum and Niri Membelsu craters (updated 23 Oct 2018)Dukono (Halmahera): mild strombolian activity, continuous intense ash emissions (updated 28 Nov 2017)
Ebeko (Paramushir Island): intermittent ash eruptions (updated 7 Oct 2018)
Erebus (Antarctica): active lava lake in summit crater (updated 8 Dec 2014)
Erta Ale (Danakil depression, Ethiopia): active lava lake in the south crater of the summit caldera (updated 12 Oct 2018)
Etna (Sicily, Italy): strombolian activity and lava flows from New SE crater, intermittent strombolian explosions in Bocca Nuova and NE crater (updated 13 Dec 2018)
Fuego (Guatemala): lava flows on S and W flanks, lava fountaining from summit vent (updated 6 Jun 2018)
Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): stromolian and phreatomagmatic explosions (updated 29 Jul 2018)
Krakatau (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): ash venting, strombolian and vulcanian explosions from Anak Krakatau (updated 23 Nov 2018)
Masaya (Nicaragua): active lava lake ini summit crater (updated 12 Jul 2016)
Nevados de Chillán (Central Chile): sporadic mild to moderate ash emissions (updated 31 Oct 2018)
Nyiragongo (DRCongo): new vent on crater floor (updated 9 Sep 2016)
Pacaya (Guatemala): strombolian activity in summit crater, lava flow effusion (updated 29 Apr 2018)
Planchón-Peteroa (Central Chile and Argentina): New eruption (updated 16 Dec 2018)
Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): intermittent explosions of varying size, ash emissions (updated 16 Dec 2018)
Reventador (Ecuador): lava flow on SW flank (updated 1 Dec 2017)
Sabancaya (Peru): frequent moderate explosions, intense ash emissions (updated 1 Dec 2017)
Sakurajima (Kyushu, Japan): Resumed explosions (updated 15 Nov 2018)
Sangay (Ecuador): mild strombolian activity in summit crater (updated 7 Aug 2017)
Santiaguito (Guatemala): intermittent strong explosions from growing Caliente dome (updated 9 May 2017)
Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): growing lava dome, mild strombolian activity in summit crater (updated 10 Oct 2016)
Soputan (North Sulawesi, Indonesia): intermittent violent lava fountaning episodes at intervals of several months, degassing / steaming in times between (updated 16 Dec 2018)
Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy): intense strombolian explosions, occasional lava overflows from vents (updated 24 Oct 2018)
Turrialba (Costa Rica): sporadic mild ash emissions (updated 13 Nov 2018)
Veniaminof (Alaska Peninsula, USA): Eruption eases, color code back to orange (updated 15 Dec 2018)
Yasur (Tanna Island, Vanuatu): ash emissions, weak strombolian explosions (updated 16 Dec 2017)
Eruption warning / minor activity:
Bagana (Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea): intermittent mild ash emissions (updated 8 Dec 2018)Barren Island (Indian Ocean): strombolian activity, lava flow effusion on northern flank (updated 16 Dec 2018)
Cleveland (Aleutian Islands, Alaska): 80 m diameter circular lava flow observed in summit crater, low seismic unrest (updated 13 Dec 2018)
Kadovar (Northeast of New Guinea): continuous explosions, lava flow emission from fissure vent (updated 18 Nov 2018)
Kuchinoerabu-jima (Ryukyu Islands): Minor eruption (updated 23 Oct 2018)
Manam (Papua New Guinea): Very strong explosive eruption (updated 16 Dec 2018)
Mayon (Luzon Island, Philippines): intermittent small explosions, degassing (updated 15 Nov 2018)
Merapi (Central Java, Indonesia): intermittent phreatic explosions (updated 1 Jun 2018)
Ol Doinyo Lengai (Tanzania): effusion of natrocarbonatite lava inside the pit crater in the northern main crater (updated 16 Dec 2018)
Sangeang Api (Indonesia): New small ash emissions (updated 15 Oct 2018)
Shiveluch (Kamchatka): growing lava dome (updated 20 Nov 2018)
Sinabung (Sumatra, Indonesia): continuing pyroclastic flows (updated 8 Oct 2018)
Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): intense strombolian activity from Otake crater (updated 2 Dec 2018)
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