A lateral explosion occurred at Chaiten volcano on 17th November 2008 at 17:25 hrs. The explosion occurred WSW of the crater, and was possibly related to partial collapse of the dome. This small event was superficial, and was not captured by telemetry stations in the area which transmit data in real time. Gas emissions have [...]
A large deep earthquake occurred off the west coast of Kamchatka on 24th November 2008 at 08:02 pm, local time. The focus was located in the Sea of Okhotsk at a depth of 487 km. The closest volcano to the earthquake epicentre is Khangar, 200 km NE. About 100 active volcanoes are located within 500 [...]
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Rains caused further landslides in the area affected by the eruption of Nevado del Huila. The new landslides resulted in evacuation of 218 people and 40 homes were affected. The number of victims, wounded and missing are increasing as relief agencies move on foot through the mountains, because roads and bridges were destroyed by landslides [...]
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Australia will spend $67 million over the next five years to establish a joint disaster coordination centre in Indonesia. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Indonesian President Susilo Yudhoyono made the announcement on the sidelines of the APEC leaders forum in Peru this morning. The aim of the centre is to improve the capacity of the [...]
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San Cristobal volcano in Nicaragua has been erupting for two days, accompanied by earthquakes up to magnitude 4. The volcano is located 110 kilometers WSW of the capital, Managua. Five days ago there was a magnitude 5 earthquake 120 km SW of the volcano.More on San Cristobal Volcano…
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Seismic activity has increased at Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. On Thursday 20th November tremor increased during the day, and reached four times background levels by evening. Seismic activity was focused on the south caldera. No earthquakes were recorded at the summit, where an active vent is located. On the east rift zone, lava continues to [...]
Eruptions continue at Dalaffilla volcano in Ethiopia. Satellite images show hotspots between Dalaffilla and Alu, extending to the east. Erta Ale volcano continues to show activity 25 km SE of Dalaffilla. More on Dalaffilla Volcano…More on Erta Ale Volcano…
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An eruption occurred at Nevado del Huila Volcano in Colombia on Thursday 20th November 2008 at at 21:45 hr. This follows an increase in seismic activity over the past month. Authorities declared a state of red alert and ordered thousands of people to evacuate. This included towns of La Plata, Paicol, Nátaga and Tesalia. Mudflows [...]
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Satellite images have given conflicting results on the location of the eruption which began in northern Ethiopia on 4th November. ASTER satellite images show lava emitting from Alu fissure vents. MODIS satellite images indicate Dalaffilla stratovolcano. Wherever the lava originated from, it filled a depression between the two volcanoes and flowed north-east. Alu and Dalaffilla [...]
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Large amounts of sulphur dioxide are being emitted by Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. Up to eight times average SO2 emissions were reported this week from Halemaumau vent at the summit. At Pu`u `O`o Crater on the east rift zone, sulphur dioxide emission rate was 2,000 tonnes/day compared to an average of about 1,700 tonnes/day. Lava [...]