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New Activities (15 May 2013)

Volcanoes information have been extracted from Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program.

  • Cleveland (United States)
    AVO reported that during 8-9 May no further explosions had been detected at Cleveland based on regional infrasonic data. Cloud cover prevented satell... More
  • Copahue (Chile)
    OVDAS-SERNAGEOMIN reported that an explosion from Copahue at 1015 on 7 May recorded by a webcam produced a gas, steam, and ash plume that rose 350 m ... More
  • Guntur (All)
    CVGHM reported that in early March a slight increase of deep and shallow volcanic-tectonic earthquakes at Guntur was recorded; volcanic tremor became... More
  • Mayon (All)
    At 0800 on 8 May, PHIVOLCS reported that two rockfalls at Mayon had been detected within the previous 24 hours. Seismicity remained within background... More
  • Pavlof (All)
    AVO reported that on 13 May seismicity at Pavlof increased at 0800 commensurate with the presence of an intense thermal anomaly at the summit observe... More
  • Popocatépetl (Mexico)
    CENAPRED reported that an episode of high-amplitude spasmodic tremor detected at Popocatépetl began between 1928 on 7 May and 0159 on 8 May. The seis... More
  • Tungurahua (Ecuador)
    IG reported that although cloud cover often prevented observations of Tungurahua during 8-14 May, ash plumes were observed almost daily. Seismicity r... More

Ongoing (15 May 2013)

Volcanoes information have been extracted from Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program.

  • Kilauea (United States)
    During 8-14 May HVO reported that the circulating lava lake occasionally rose and fell in the deep pit within Kilauea's Halema'uma'u Crater. The plum... More
  • Kizimen (Russia)
    KVERT reported that during 3-10 May moderate seismic activity continued at Kizimen. Video and satellite data showed that lava continued to extrude fr... More
  • Paluweh (All)
    Based on analyses of satellite imagery and wind data, the Darwin VAAC reported that on 13 May ash plumes from Paluweh rose to an altitude of 2.1 km (... More
  • Reventador (Ecuador)
    IG reported that during the morning of 8 May incandescence from Reventador's crater was observed in addition to steam-and-ash plumes that rose 1 km a... More
  • Sabancaya (All)
    On 10 May Instituto Geofísico de Perú (IGP) reported that results of an interferogram of Sabancaya provided by a collaborator at Cornell University s... More
  • Sakura-jima (Japan)
    JMA reported that during 7-10 May eight explosions from Sakura-jima's Showa Crater ejected tephra that fell at most 1.8 km from the crater. Crater in... More
  • Shiveluch (Russia)
    Based on visual observations and analyses of satellite data, KVERT reported that during 3-10 May a viscous lava flow effused on the NW and NE flanks ... More
  • Tolbachik (All)
    KVERT reported that the S fissure along the W side of Tolbachinsky Dol, a lava plateau on the SW side of Tolbachik, continued to produce very fluid l... More

Statistics

  • This month
    Nr. of new activities:
    13
  • This year
    Nr. of new activities:
    122

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12 Mar 2013
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16 Feb 2012
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