An increase in activity at Gaua volcano, Vanuatu has forced the evacuation of over 300 people from three villages on the west coast of Gaua Island. People have been suffering from respiratory problems in the last few days as a strong wind has carried the gas and ash over villages. Two boats from the police [...]
An eruption occurred at Karkar volcano at 6:39 pm on 25th November 2009. The eruption plume reached a height of 45,000 ft. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit 90 km SSE of Karkar volcano 7.5 hours before the eruption.
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An eruption occurred at Galeras volcano, Colombia on 20th November 2009, causing 1000 evacuations. The eruption occurred at 8:37 am and was accompanied by sound which was heard by residents surrounding the volcano. The eruption column was estimated at 10 km high and drifting north. The seismic signal associated with the eruption was [...]
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A lava flow has begun down the SE slope of Klyuchevskoy volcano in Kamchatka, after the crater overfilled. The volcano continued to throw red-hot rocks to a height of 200 meters above the crater. The current eruption started in August 2009 after several months of inactivity. The eruption started slow and the intensity is rapidly [...]
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Hiking trail has been closed at Batur volcano in Bali, Indonesia due to fears of an eruption. Since 1st November 2009 there have been 53 deep and 83 shallow volcanic earthquakes. Evacuation will be necessary if the alert level is raised to the next higher level. Currently residents are allowed to continue activities around the [...]
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Eruptions have resumed at Mt Etna volcano, Italy after 4 months of inactivity. On Saturday 7th November Strombolian eruptions commenced at the eastern flank of South East crater. On 8th November at 07:51 am there was a magnitude 4.4 earthquake beneath the southwest flank of Mt Etna at a depth of 10 km.
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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Sumbawa Island, Indonesia on 9th November 2009. The epicentre was at a depth of 18 km and located 78 km east of Tambora volcano which had a large eruption in 1815. The epicentre was 40 km southwest of Karangetang volcano which is currently erupting.
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The short-lived eruption at Piton de la Fournaise volcano is over. For the first time since 2007, lava has flowed outside the crater. The lava flows were widely visible from the shore of Reunion, and by daybreak yesterday only fumaroles were active. Lava flows were no longer active and there was a gradual decrease in [...]
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An eruption commenced on 5th November 2009 at Piton de la Fournaise volcano, Reunion Island. For the past several days seismic activity increased, with 167 earthquakes occurring at the volcano yesterday. The eruption occurred at Dolomieu crater with a lava fountain and a lava flow on the southeast slope.
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Alert level at Krakatau volcano in Indonesia has been lowered from Siaga (Level III) to Waspada (Level II). Explosion earthquakes measured over the past few months were August 4311, September 541, and October 34. There has been a significant decline in eruptive activity at the volcano since August 2009. People are still advised to avoid [...]
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