Volcanos

Roundup of Global Volcanic Activity:

Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): A significant increase in activity occurred at the volcano. Starting at 19:28 h local time yesterday, volcanic tremor of high amplitude has been recorded for 3.5 hours and accompanied by strong steam and ash emissions creating an eruption column rising 3 km. Explosions ejected incandescent fragments to distances of 700 m from the crater. The eruption plume drifted ESE and caused ash fall in areas of the villages of San Juan Tianguismanalco, San Pedro Benito Juárez and the City of Puebla. It is possible that more ash fall will be reported from other villages in the east, south-east (Atlixco) and south (Tochimilco).

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Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano has registered at least 26 eruptions accompanied by steam and gas, as well as a volcano tectonic quake.

Mount Marapi volcano has erupted on Indonesia's Sumatra island, spewing thick grey smoke up to 1.5 kilometres into the sky.

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Authorities have issued face masks to the residents in the eastern parts of Mexico City to protect them from the ash emanating from the nearby Popocatepetl volcano.

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Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico spews another huge ash cloud, closing the local airport again.

Pagan volcano in the Marianas islands starts smoking.

Mount Fiji volcano in Japan has been found to straddle a major earthquake fault line. Tokyo could be vulnerable to a major earthquake.

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Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano continues to erupt, this time spewing enough ash to close the nearby Puebla Airport.