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Volcanic activity worldwide 31 Aug 2014: Bardarbunga volcano, Tungurahua, Sakurajima, Nishino-shima,...

Sun, 31 Aug 2014, 17:03

View of the eruptive fissure this morning (Mila webcam 2)

Bardarbunga (Iceland): According to local news, the lava flows have already reached more than 3 km distance from the fissure vent. The eruption is much stronger than the previous one on Friday, with up to 10 times lava output. Read all

Suwanosejima volcano (Tokara Islands, Japan): new eruptions

Sun, 31 Aug 2014, 16:57

Ash plume from an explosion at Suwanose-jima volcano (Tokara Islands, Japan)

The volcano has entered a more active phase again. Several (strombolian-type) explosions and phases of constant ash venting have occurred since yesterday, producing ash plumes of 1-2 km height.

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Zhupanovsky volcano (Kamchatka): new ash emissions

Sun, 31 Aug 2014, 16:52

New eruptions and ash emissions occurred yesterday. An ash plume rising to 17,000 ft (6 km) altitude and drifting SE was observed on satellite imagery.

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Sakurajima volcano (Japan) activity update: strong and frequent explosions

Sun, 31 Aug 2014, 16:50

The activity has picked up significantly at the volcano. During the past 30 hours, at least 10 vulcanian-type explosions were recorded. Some of them produced ash plumes rising to 13,000 ft (4 km) altitude, i.e. approx. 3 km above the volcano's Showa crater.

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Aso volcano (Kyushu, Japan): possible small eruption this morning

Sun, 31 Aug 2014, 16:46

Steam plume with possibly some ash from Aso-san volcano (Jpaan) this morning

A small eruption at the volcano was reported from Tokyo VAAC this morning. An ash plume rose to approx. 6,000 ft (1.8 km) altitude.

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Tungurahua volcano (Ecuador): explosions generate small pyroclastic flows

Sun, 31 Aug 2014, 16:32

Sequence of eruptions with pyroclastic flows at Tungurahua (photos G. Viracucha OVT/IG)

A series of small pyroclastic flows occurred yesterday evening, IGEPN reported in its latest special bulletin. Read all

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Nishino-shima volcano (Japan): island continues to grow

Sun, 31 Aug 2014, 16:23

View of the Nishino-Shima island from the west on 26 Aug (Japanese Coast Guard)

The island remains active and continues to grow as lava flows add new land to it. The Japanese Coast Guard made another survey flight on 26 August and observed ongoing effusive and explosive activity in the main crater. Read all

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Bardarbunga volcano update: Eruption update

Sun, 31 Aug 2014, 14:40

According to local news, the lava flows have already reached more than 3 km distance from the fissure vent. The eruption is much stronger than the previous one on Friday, with up to 10 times lava output. Read all

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Bardarbunga volcano update: Eruption continues - status update

Sun, 31 Aug 2014, 13:56

According to IMO, "the new eruption started in Holuhraun shortly after 04 AM, on the same volcanic fissure, which erupted earlier this week. The fissure is estimated to be 1,5 km long. Read all

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Bardarbunga volcano update: New fissure eruption started

Sun, 31 Aug 2014, 07:07

View of the eruptive fissure this morning (Mila webcam 2)

A new eruptive phase has started at the same fissure that had been briefly active Friday morning. Read all

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Bardarbunga volcano update: GPS data show deformation of area - up to 50 cm horizontal spreading so far

Sat, 30 Aug 2014, 22:44

The image shows earthquakes and GPS-displacements together in one picture. The earthquakes have different colours representing how long it's been since they were measured. GPS displacements are shown with black arrows. The circles around the arrows represent uncertainty in the measurements.

The Icelandic Met Office has published two maps showing the (ongoing) mostly horizontal deformation, as evidenced by GPS measurements, in the Bardarbunga area during the past 3 days as well as since the beginning of the crisis. In just 2 weeks, the distance between the DYNC station (western side of the rift) and GSIG (eastern side) has increased by almost 50 cm!

Deformation since the beginning of the crisis (not all stations started exactly at the same time, but the overall picture is correct)

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Volcanic activity worldwide 30 Aug 2014: Stromboli volcano, Bardarbunga, White Island

Sat, 30 Aug 2014, 21:00

Lava flows on the Sciara del Fuoco last evening

Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy): (30 Aug) The effusive eruption continues with little changes and no signs of ending soon. The effusion rate is fluctuating, but elevated and the vent feeds two flows that travel down the Sciara in two channels. Read all

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White Island volcano (New Zealand): increased earthquakes

Sat, 30 Aug 2014, 10:41

Seismic spectrum over the past 30 days (GeoNet)

A swarm of small earthquakes was detected on Thursday near White Island, New Zealand scientists monitoring the volcano reported. The largest event is magnitude 3.3 and was located within 5km of the island. Read all

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Stromboli volcano (Eolian Islands, Italy): continuing well-alimented lava flows

Sat, 30 Aug 2014, 07:23

Lava flows on the Sciara del Fuoco last evening

The effusive eruption continues with little changes and no signs of ending soon. The effusion rate is fluctuating, but elevated and the vent feeds two flows that travel down the Sciara in two channels. Read all

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Bardarbunga volcano update: Status update - no significant changes

Sat, 30 Aug 2014, 07:07

Location of today's earthquakes near Bardarbunga volcano (IMO)

The still intense earthquake swarm and deformation continues with little variation. No further eruptive activity has occurred since yesterday's "blitz" eruption. Read all

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Volcanic activity worldwide 29 Aug 2014: Bardarbunga volcano, Poas, Rabaul (Tavurvur)

Fri, 29 Aug 2014, 21:00

Oblique aerial view of the eruptive fissure

Bardarbunga (Iceland): Two aerial pictures released by the Icelandic Civil Protection showing the eruptive fissure, the spatter ramparts that formed there as well as the new lava flows. Read all

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Poas volcano (Costa Rica): new phreatic explosions

Fri, 29 Aug 2014, 16:32

The first of 3 phreatic explosions at Poás

A series of 3 phreatic explosions occurred at the crater lake after 14:45 local time on Wednesday. The eruptions followed a phase of relative calm during the past months and ejected jets of steam and mud to heights of approx. 100-200 m.

The third phreatic eruption at the volcano

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Bardarbunga volcano update:

Fri, 29 Aug 2014, 14:38

Oblique aerial view of the eruptive fissure

Two aerial pictures released by the Icelandic Civil Protection showing the eruptive fissure, the spatter ramparts that formed there as well as the new lava flows. Read all

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Bardarbunga volcano update: Images of the eruptive fissure, activity update

Fri, 29 Aug 2014, 11:20

Aerial view of the eruptive fissure this night (Iceland Coast Guard)

First pictures of the new eruptive fissure, taken from a helicopter of the Icelandic Coast Guard were released. They show a row of spatter cones and small lava flows that were erupted from the fissure, about 900 m long and located 5 km from the northern edge of the Dyngjuköll glacier. Read all

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Bardarbunga volcano update: Eruption just a precursor to a bigger one?

Fri, 29 Aug 2014, 07:14

Location of the eruptive fissure this morning (RUV)

An exclusion zone 1.5 km above and 15 km around the eruption site is in place. Read all

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Tavurvur volcano (Rabaul, Papua New Guinea): large explosive eruption, ash to 60,000 ft

Fri, 29 Aug 2014, 06:31

Lava fountains and ash column from Tavurvur volcano (image: Emma Edwards via Mark Tarello @mark_tarello / twitter)

A large explosive eruption began at Tavurvur volcano (Rabaul caldera) this morning. Read all

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Bardarbunga volcano update: Small fissure eruption

Fri, 29 Aug 2014, 05:50

An eruption started in Holuhraun north of Dyngjujökull at around 00:02. Seismic tremor was observed on all seismic stations and the web camera installed in the area by Mila has showed some nice pictures of the eruption. It is a small fissure eruption and at 02:40 AM the activity appears to have decreased. (IMO) Read all

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Volcanic activity worldwide 28 Aug 2014: Bardarbunga volcano, Slamet

Thu, 28 Aug 2014, 21:00

Image of one of the ice cauldrons (image: Civil Protection)

Bardarbunga (Iceland): No significant changes have occurred today. Read all

Slamet volcano (Central Java, Indonesia) activity update: mild strombolian activity in summit crater

Thu, 28 Aug 2014, 14:14

Strombolian eruption at Slamet volcano (West Java, Indonesia) on 26 Aug 2014 (photo: Aris Yanto)

Mild strombolian activity continues at the volcano. Read all

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Bardarbunga volcano update: no significant changes, continuing crisis

Thu, 28 Aug 2014, 13:55

No significant changes have occurred today. Read all

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Bardarbunga volcano update:

Thu, 28 Aug 2014, 07:12

Image of one of the ice cauldrons (image: Civil Protection)

Speculations that a small eruption had occurred or still continues at the site of the new ice cauldrons continue. According to an interview with the National Broadcast (RUV), scientists estimate that 30 - 40 million cubic metres of ice have been melted. Read all

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Bardarbunga volcano update: New cauldrons in the Vatnajokull glacier - signs of possible eruption?

Thu, 28 Aug 2014, 00:44

There are new developments, but uncertain how to interpret the visible signs: Read all

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Volcanic activity worldwide 27 Aug 2014: Stromboli volcano, Bardarbunga, Kilauea, Sabancaya, Fuego, ...

Wed, 27 Aug 2014, 17:05

Thermal image of the upper Sciara del Fuoco of Stromboli

Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy): The lava flow in the new channel at the eastern side of the Sciara del Fuoco remains well alimented. After a calmer weak, it is now again reaching the sea, at least intermittently. Read all

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Bardarbunga volcano update: Magnitude 4.0 under Askja caldera

Wed, 27 Aug 2014, 16:57

Today's earthquakes in the Dyngjujökull glacier and Askja (triangle) area

Over 800 earthquakes have occurred today so far, mostly now beyond the edge of the Dyngjujökull glacier. The crisis is showing no signs of decreasing. The intrusion itself has migrated about 1 km northwards since yesterday, and approaches the Asjka volcanic complex, which is a worrying development. A magnitude 4 earthquake occurred this morning under the eastern caldera rim of Askja (s. image). Read all

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Batu Tara volcano (Sunda Islands, Indonesia) activity update

Wed, 27 Aug 2014, 16:37

A new ash plume extending approx. 50 km NW was reported yesterday on satellite imagery by Darwin VAAC. Read all

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