Volcanos

Roundup of Global Volcanic Activity

Kliuchevskoi (Kamchatka): Mild strombolian activity continues at the summit crater, producing small ash plumes that drift one after the other from the volcano. A short lava flow might still be active on the southeast side, but this is not certain from available imagery. The alert level remains aviation orange.

Shiveluch (Kamchatka): A moderately large explosion occurred this morning (evening in Kamchatka) at the volcano, producing a plume reaching approx. 6 km altitude. Continued ash emissions followed the explosions for several hours.

Aso (Kyushu): Strombolian activity with abundant ash emissions continue with little variations from the Nakadake crater.

Soputan (North Sulawesi, Indonesia): An eruption occurred today, producing an ash plume rising to 5-6 km altitude. Darwin VAAC raised the alert level to red. The event took place shortly after 11:30 am (local time) and was observed by from the volcano observatory. It had been preceded by a significant increase in seismicity during the past days since Wednesday. According to the local report, a rock avalanche (but apparently no pyroclastic flow) traveled down the western side of the dome, reaching a length of approx. 500 m.

Colima (Western Mexico): Frequent small to moderate explosions occur at the volcano's summit lava dome. Thanks to the new webcam from webcamsdemexico.com, this activity can now be followed more closely.