Volcanos

Roundup of Global Volcanic Activity:

Etna (Sicily, Italy): The 9th paroxysmal eruption from Etna's New SE crater in 2013 has occurring this afternoon and is currently at its peak phase it seems. It is producing lava fountains and lava flows from the fissure vent of the New SE cone that descend into Valle del Bove.

El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain): (3 Apr) A series of stronger earthquakes has occurred earlier today, including two felt quakes at about 20 km depth of magnitudes 4.2 and 4.5. The epicentres were in the same area as previously, about 10-15 km to the west of the island.

Ijen (East Java, Indonesia): Authorities have decided to close access to Kawah Ijen. The decision was based on elevated seismic and degassing activity observed since 20 March. Gas plumes often reach more than 100 m in height.

Guntur (West Java): Elevated seismic activity has been detected at the volcano and VSI raised the alert level to 2 on a scale of 1-4 ("Waspada", "watch"). It is recommended not to approach the crater within 2 km. The last eruption of the volcano dates back to October 1847.