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5 years
Strong mag. 6.0 #earthquake - Luzon, Philippines on Monday, 22 April 2019 - share your experience - information
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#Popocat épetl #volcano (Mexico): strong explosion yesterday morning sends ash to 32,000 ft (10 km) altitude - D...
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Volcanic activity worldwide 16 Jul 2019: Karymsky volcano, Popocatépetl, Dukono, Reventador, Sangea...
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Volcanic activity worldwide 28 Jul 2019: Etna volcano, Popocatépetl, Bromo, Dukono, Reventador, Sak...
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#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): intense explosions this morning - The intermittent explosive and near-constant degassing activity from the cinder cone continues. Four eruptions appeared at the volcano today so far in ...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#S ão Jorge Island (Azores): seismic swarm could be from magma intrusion, possible precursor of #volcanic eruption? - A swarm of earthquakes has started yesterday under the northwestern half of São Jorge Island (Azores), with 19 qu...
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
#Karangetang #volcano (Api Siau Island, northern Indonesia): new eruption - A new eruption started at the volcano. Our local team on Siau island observed explosions, likely lava fountains, as well as a new lava flow with incandescen...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#La Palma #volcano eruption update: intense ash emissions, no end in sight despite decrease of quakes - Eruptive activity remains elevated, dominated by strong ash emissions reaching up to 18,000 ft (5.5 km) altitude today, but fort...
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VolcanoDiscovery
5 years
Volcanic activity worldwide 8 Jan 2020: Pacaya volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Reventador, Sangay, Sa...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): sudden vigorous eruption today - An energic vulcanian-type explosion took place from the volcano at 13:04 local time today. The eruption at Krakatau volcano generated a dense dark ash p...
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
#Mayon #volcano (Luzon Island, Philippines): intense activity continues, likelihood of sudden explosion and/or dange...:
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
Nishinoshima #volcano (Pacific Ocean, Japan): strong degassing continues - New aerial images of the current volcano activity from 14 June by ...:
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Wolf #volcano (Isabela Island, Galápagos): new eruption, spectacular lava fountains from several vents and lava flows - A <b>new effusive eruption</b> started at the volcano at 23:20 local time yesterday after 7 years of relative ...
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
#Kilauea #volcano ( #Hawaii ) update - The effusive eruption within the Halemaʻumaʻu crater continues at the vents by mild fountaining. The spatter cone (also called a hornito) in the Sw cr...:
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Bezymianny #volcano (Kamchatka): massive, possibly sub-plinian eruption today - A spectacular explosion at the volcano was being observed at about 08:10 local time (20:10 UTC) today. The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo ...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Fukutoku -Okanoba #volcano (Japan): new island born in the Pacific - A new island was born in the Pacific Ocean over the past weekend: The powerful submarine eruption of the Fukutoku-Okanoba volcano that surprised observers and scie...
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
#Mayon #volcano (Luzon Island, Philippines): lava flow has increased - The effusive eruption at the volcano continues. The viscous lava flow, spilling ou...:
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Merapi #volcano (Java, Indonesia): risk of SW lava dome collapse remains high - Visual observations of our expedition leader and guide from VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia, Andi Volcanist, confirm that the huge actively growing southwes...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Merapi #volcano (Java, Indonesia): continuing glowing avalanches - The actively growing lava dome slowly grows and sheds numerous glowing avalanches that descend into southwestern flank about 2 km distance from the summit and lifte...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#La Palma #volcano eruption update: activity intensifies again - The eruption has intensified today compared to the previous days. Periods of small lava fountaining and moderate ash emissions were seen at the summit vents today. In...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Fagradalsfjall #volcano (Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland): eruption picks up in intensity again - After 3 days of apparent calm if not a pause in the eruptive activity, lava returned to the crater yesterday, filling it with a lava lak...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#La Palma, Canary Islands: new eruption - La Cumbre Vieja #volcano erupts for first time since 1971! - Following the increasing seismic activity and the previously suspected beginning of tremor, the volcano erupted short time ago - ...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#La Palma #volcano (Canary Islands): likelihood of new #volcanic eruption increases - The volcanic-seismic crisis continues to evolve. During the past 24 hours, earthquakes have been moving westwards and become shallower, the <link ...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
Very strong mag. 6.2 #earthquake - 18 km northwest of Düzce, Turkey, on Wednesday, Nov 23, 2022 at 4:08 am (GMT +3) - share your experience - information
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#La Palma #volcano update: eruption intensifies, new lava flow to the south - The intensity of the eruption increased. Since the last update, the at least 4 active vents have been generating violent pulses of lava fountains with ash...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): episode of short but powerful eruptions - Another series of several explosions at the volcano came after almost three weeks. The starting period of the first three eruptions was really ...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): sudden minor eruption this morning - A small sudden eruption occurred at the volcano at 03:27 local time this morning. A dense and white-to-black ash plume rose to an altitude of 3,800...
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
#Karangetang #volcano (Api Siau Island, northern Indonesia): incandescent avalanches intensify, alert status raised to Level 3 - The effusive eruption at the volcano continues. According to the PVMBG local observatory, the lava flo...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): eruptions continue at irregular intervals - The explosive activity at the volcano continues. A sudden, moderate vulcanian eruption took place from the summit vent at 17:20 local time to...
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
#Kilauea #volcano ( #Hawaii ) update - The southwestern spatter cone in the crater wall has intensified its activity by returning impressive lava fountains from low levels over the past 24 hou...:
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VolcanoDiscovery
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VolcanoDiscovery
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#Nyiragongo #volcano (DR Congo): new flank eruption with large lava flows - A new flank eruption started at the volcano this afternoon. It seems that a fissure opened on the eastern(?) flank, and drained the lava lake inside the vol...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Popocat épetl #volcano (Mexico): eruption this morning, first after month - After almost one month calm period with little or no activity, mostly characterized by degassing, a small-to-moderate explosion occurred at the volcano at ...
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
#Merapi #volcano (Java, Indonesia): pyroclastic flow reported today - A block-and-ash flow (hot avalanche of lava particles and ash) descended the southwestern flank of the volcano at 07:10 local time this morning, reaching approx. ...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Karymsky #volcano (Kamchatka): powerful explosion today - A vigorous vulcanian eruption occurred from the volcano's summit crater today. According to the local observatory, a spectacular dense ash-rich plume was seen rising up to...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Indonesia): two eruptions today - After one month period with no eruptive activity, a series of two explosions occurred at the volcano this morning. Eruptions were of small-to-minor sizes only and generated dark...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): new series of paroxysms, lava flow entered sea, alert status raised to 3 - The strong eruptive episode (likely to be classified as paroxysm) is now in progress at the volcano even at the...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
Latest quakes in or near São Jorge Island, Azores - More than 100 quakes of magnitudes between 2.0 and 2.9 occurred during the last 24 hours beneath the island. Therefore, we have set up a new page to monitor earthquakes under São...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): second eruptive phase this year - After 2,5 months since the last eruptive phase, the second such episode of vigorous explosions occurred at the volcano and is now in progress. The erup...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#La Palma #volcano eruption already biggest on the island in more than 100 years - The eruption continues without significant changes this morning, with lava fountaining at the main vent, ash rising a 2-3 km and slowly drifting sout...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Merapi #volcano (Java, Indonesia): pyroclastic flow created large phoenix clouds - The actively growing lava dome continues to collapse at elevated levels. A visible glow and near-constant emissions of gas and small amounts of ash ...
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VolcanoDiscovery
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#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): summit crater with glowing steam and ash during eruption - The volcano continues to be active characterized by intense vulcanian-type explosions. Two eruptions occurred from the its cra...
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VolcanoDiscovery
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#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): series of eruptions continue - The intense eruptive eruption of the volcano continues. Relative strong vulcanian eruptions continued throughout the night of 22 April in series at rough...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#La Palma #volcano eruption update: eruption continues with vigorous lava fountaining and voluminous lava flows - The eruption continues at impressive intensity. The lava output rate remains very high and volcanic tremor is stable a...
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): powerful vulcanian eruptions and intense paroxysm today - The volcano en...:
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#La Palma #volcano eruption update: lava flows cut road, threaten inhabited areas, evacuations ordered - More and more details are emerging from multiple media covering the eruption in great detail. At 4:33 p.m., a second fissure op...
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
Alert level of #Fagradalsfjall #volcano , Iceland, raised to orange - The Icelandic Met Office (IMO) raised the alert level of the volcano to oran...:
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Stromboli #volcano (Eolian Islands, Italy): sudden large explosion this afternoon - A series of stronger-than-usual explosions occurred this afternoon at the volcano. The first and likely strongest one was heard and seen from the v...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): eruptions go on - Strombolian-to-vulcanian activity at the volcano continues. The PVMBG surveillance cameras observed three eruptions from the cinder cone in the late afternoon and nigh...
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
World #Earthquake Report past 24h: 1 quake 7.0+, 1 quake 6.0+, 5 quakes 5.0+, 50 quakes 4.0+, 113 quakes 3.0+, 228 quakes 2.0+:
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
#Karangetang #volcano (Api Siau Island, northern Indonesia): hot avalanches start to form - The volcano started to generate pyroclastic flows on its southeastern side. These are turbulent avalanches of hot lava material mixed with h...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Indonesia): activity continues to rebuild cone, recent video - Eruptive activity continues at the volcano as evidenced by visual observations, satellite imagery, thermal signals, and seismic activity recorded at ...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Indonesia): eruption intensifies - The volcano continues to erupt and over the past week, its activity seems to have been increasing. This is suggested by several observations: - Incandescence at the Anak Krakat...
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): vulcanian activity followed short but intense paroxysm - The explosive eruption at the volcano continues. Two short-term lava fountaining episodes (so-called paroxysm) occurred from the...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Indonesia): eruptions continue - The explosive eruption at the volcano continues. Two vulcanian-type explosions occurred from the crater, at 15:40 yesterday and 09:26 local time today, generating dense grey ash ...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Sakurajima #volcano (Kyushu, Japan): vigorous explosion today - A powerful explosion occurred at the volcano from its Aira caldera at 13:19 local time today. The eruption generated a dense dark ash plume, which reached approx. 7,...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): series of three eruptions today - A series of three explosions occurred at the volcano at 06:36, 13:37 and 21:19 local time today. Eruptions generated dense dark ash plumes, which reach...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
Very strong mag. 6.1 #earthquake - Near Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 12:07 (GMT) - share your experience - information
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
Etna volcano (Italy): lava fountains during the 52nd paroxym at the New SE crater during 31 July-1 Aug 2021 - Francesco Tomarchio sent us a small selection of his photos he took during the remarkable and very powerful lava fountaini...
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): intense activity continues, three episodes of paroxysms last night - The intense activity at the volcano continues over the past few days. Three series of paroxysms (lava-fountaining ep...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Merapi #volcano (Central Java, Indonesia): risk of domes collapse remains high, field observation - The ongoing <link _blank>Indonesia Volcano Special</link> proceeded...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
Eruption/activity update - Around noon local time, a sudden large explosion occurred at the main crater of the cone, producing a steam and ash plume that quickly rose to estimated 5,000-6,000 meters altitude. The event was likely a...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
Volcanic activity worldwide 30 Jul 2022: Fuego volcano, Karymsky, Ibu, Reventador, Raung, Sangay, Sa...
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VolcanoDiscovery
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Major magnitude 7.0 #earthquake - Near Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco, on Friday, Sep 8, 2023 at 9:10 pm (GMT -1) - share your exper...:
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
#Karangetang #volcano (Api Siau Island, northern Indonesia): two active craters, amount of glowing rockfalls from Crater 1 increases and Crater 2 illuminates, field report - The effusive eruption at the volcano is slowly but surely ...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#La Palma #volcano eruption update: new vents open, new lava flows and worries about earthquakes - The eruption continues with stable lava output, feeding several lava flows both near the vent and the main one that is supplying lava...
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VolcanoDiscovery
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Eruption/activity update - The eruption seems to be very powerful. Lava fountains probably reach a hundred meters of more in height and this over likely more than 1-2 kilometers...:
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#La Palma #volcano eruption update: stable activity, lava continues to flow into the ocean - Activity continues with no significant changes, with similar intensity as during the past days, while on a very gradually decreasing trajec...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Kr ísuvík #volcano (Iceland): intense seismic activity, more than 1000 quakes - More than 1000 quakes have been detected near Keilir mountain over the past 24 hours of which one have been located with a maximum magnitude of 4.2 on...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Kilauea #volcano (Hawai'i): increased lava fountains, new short-lived vent opened - An intense fountaining activity took place at the main western fissure on 12 October. A vigorous lava spattering, pulsating to 10 m-15 m (30 ft-5...
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VolcanoDiscovery
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Eruption/activity update - A new eruption started north of Gríndavik early this morning. A fissure opened up and is producing an impressive curtain of fire (lava fountains) wit...:
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
Major magnitude 7.7 #earthquake - Near Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus, on Monday, Feb 6, 2023 at 3:17 am (GMT +2) - share your experience - information
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Merapi #volcano (Java, Indonesia): increasingly dangerous activity - The eruption of the volcano is slowly but surely intensifying as the active lava dome continues to grow with magma rising into it. A series of moderately large py...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Merapi #volcano (Java, Indonesia): pyroclastic flows reported today - Two pyroclastic flows (hot avalanche of lava particles and ash) descended the southwestern flank of the volcano at 15:12 and 16:35 local time today, reaching app...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Merapi #volcano (Java, Indonesia): pyroclastic flow this morning - The eruption continues on its gradually increasing trend. Pyroclastic flows - turbulent and hot avalanches of hot lava rocks, ash and volcanic gasses mixed together...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Popocat épetl #volcano (Mexico): strong ash emissions this morning - Vulcanian activity continues from the summit crater. The volcano produced large amount of ash this morning as strong explosion generated an increasingly dense a...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai #volcano (Tonga): dangerous eruption with huge ash cloud up to 20 km triggered tsunami, evacuations ordered - The high-level explosive activity at the volcano continues. A massive and very dangerous expl...
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VolcanoDiscovery
1 year
#Merapi #volcano (Java, Indonesia): yet another pyroclastic flow today - Andi, our expedition guide and leader for VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia, is on-si...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Merapi #volcano (Java, Indonesia): continuing glowing avalanches - Two actively growing lava domes slowly grow and shed numerous glowing avalanches that descend into southwestern flanks about 1.8 km distance from the summit as can ...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
Eruption/activity update - The elevated seismic activity continues. 2000 earthquakes have been detected in total over the last 17 hours at 5-8 km depth suggesting that the flux of magma rising within the volcano is significant and...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): sudden eruption yesterday sends ash to 1,500 m altitude - An eruption occurred from the active crater yesterday. The event was likely a phreatic explosion, i.e. steam driven only, caused...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
#Nyiragongo #volcano (DRCongo) activity update: high viscous lava flows threat inhabited areas - The flank effusive eruption of the volcano continues at high levels and illuminates sky over capital city of Goma. The new eruptive fi...
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VolcanoDiscovery
3 years
Second spectacular eruption within 48 hours lights the night sky - Less than 30 hours after Tuesday's spectacular paroxysm (lava-fountaining episode), the volcano gave again an impressive display of fire, producing another similar a...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): lava flow continues to feed new delta - The effusive eruption at the volcano resumes at moderate levels. Today's cloud-free satellite observation confirmed the continuous new lava delt...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Fagradalsfjall #volcano (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland): intense seismic activity, alert level raised to Yellow - An intense swarm of earthquakes has been occurring at Reykjanes peninsula, starting at noon today. A series of earthq...
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): series of vigorous eruptions continue - The phase of intense activity at the volcano continues. Strong vulcanian eruptions continued throughout 17 June at 00:42, 14:45 and 18:39 local t...
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VolcanoDiscovery
4 years
Strong mag. 6.3 #earthquake - Western Idaho (USA) on Tuesday, 31 March 2020 - share your experience - information
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VolcanoDiscovery
2 years
#Krakatau #volcano (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): occasional ash emissions continue - A sporadic explosive eruption at the volcano continues. At 09:12 local time today, a small eruption generated ash emissions that reached 3,000 ft (9...
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