Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 19-25 January 2022

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From: "Kuhn, Sally" <KUHNS@xxxxxx>


Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report

19-25 January 2022



Sally Kuhn Sennert - Weekly Report Editor (kuhns@xxxxxx)

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New Activity/Unrest: Ambrym, Vanuatu  | Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, Tonga
Islands  | Wolf, Isla Isabela (Ecuador)



Ongoing Activity: Aira, Kyushu (Japan)  | Great Sitkin, Andreanof Islands
(USA)  | Kanlaon, Philippines  | Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia)  |
Kilauea, Hawaiian Islands (USA)  | Merapi, Central Java (Indonesia)  |
Pavlof, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska  | Reventador, Ecuador  | Rincon de la
Vieja, Costa Rica  | Santa Maria, Southwestern Guatemala  | Semeru, Eastern
Java (Indonesia)  | Semisopochnoi, Aleutian Islands (USA)  | Sheveluch,
Central Kamchatka (Russia)  | Stromboli, Aeolian Islands (Italy)  |
Suwanosejima, Ryukyu Islands (Japan)  | Taal, Luzon (Philippines)  |
Turrialba, Costa Rica





The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report is a cooperative project between the
Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program and the US Geological Survey's
Volcano Hazards Program. Updated by 2300 UTC every Wednesday, these reports
are preliminary and subject to change as events are studied in more detail.
This is not a comprehensive list of all of Earth's volcanoes erupting
during the week, but rather a summary of activity at volcanoes that meet
criteria discussed in detail in the "Criteria and Disclaimers" section.
Carefully reviewed, detailed reports about recent activity are published in
issues of the Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network.



Note that many news agencies do not archive the articles they post on the
Internet, and therefore the links to some sources may not be active. To
obtain information about the cited articles that are no longer available on
the Internet contact the source.







New Activity/Unrest





Ambrym  | Vanuatu  | 16.25°S, 168.12°E  | Summit elev. 1334 m



On 25 January the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department (VMGD)
raised the Alert Level for Ambrym to 2 (on a scale of 0-5) due to a
significant increase in activity beginning at around 0400. Steam emissions
rose from Marum Crater, and at 0515 a steam, gas, and ash plume rose from
Benbow Crater. Satellite data recorded increased sulfur dioxide emissions
from Benbow, and residents of Ambrym and surrounding islands reported
seeing incandescence from crater overnight. VMGD warned the public to stay
outside of the Permanent Danger Zone A defined as a 1-km radius around
Benbow Crater and a 2-km radius around Marum Crater, and additionally to
stay 500 m away from the ground cracks created by the December 2018
eruption.



Geologic Summary. Ambrym, a large basaltic volcano with a 12-km-wide
caldera, is one of the most active volcanoes of the New Hebrides Arc. A
thick, almost exclusively pyroclastic sequence, initially dacitic then
basaltic, overlies lava flows of a pre-caldera shield volcano. The caldera
was formed during a major Plinian eruption with dacitic pyroclastic flows
about 1,900 years ago. Post-caldera eruptions, primarily from Marum and
Benbow cones, have partially filled the caldera floor and produced lava
flows that ponded on the floor or overflowed through gaps in the caldera
rim. Post-caldera eruptions have also formed a series of scoria cones and
maars along a fissure system oriented ENE-WSW. Eruptions have apparently
occurred almost yearly during historical time from cones within the caldera
or from flank vents. However, from 1850 to 1950, reporting was mostly
limited to extra-caldera eruptions that would have affected local
populations.



Source: Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department (VMGD)
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Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai  | Tonga Islands  | 20.536°S, 175.382°W  | Summit
elev. 114 m



No additional eruptive events were detected at Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai
after the large and explosive eruption on 15 January. The gas, steam, and
ash plume produced during that eruption rose into the stratosphere and
drifted W. Based on volcanic ash advisories issued by the Wellington VAAC
and then by the Darwin VAAC, the horizontal extent of the plume grew from
18,000 square kilometers at 1739 on 15 January to 12 million square
kilometers by 1300 on 19 January. The plume narrowed and lengthened along
an E-W axis, moving W over Australia. The Aviation Color Code was lowered
to Green on 19 January. According to the Darwin VAAC the plume continued to
drift W at altitudes between 12.8 and 19.2 km (42,000 and 63,000 ft) a.s.l.
during 19-22 January; the ash was diffuse and difficult to distinguish from
meteorological clouds, though the sulfur dioxide signal was stronger. By 22
January the leading-edge of the plume had reached the E coast of Africa. By
2150 the Darwin VAAC noted that ash was no longer detectable.



Tsunami waves generated by the 15 January eruption caused an oil spill near
at the La Pampilla refinery along Peruâ??s coast, affecting a 38-km-stretch
of beach from Ventanilla to Peralvillo Beach in Chancay, according to
Peruâ??s Agency for Environmental Assessment and Enforcement (OEFA). An
estimated 6,000 barrels of oil were spilled, significantly impacting an
estimated 180 hectares of beach, almost 715 hectares of ocean, and local
fisherman.



In a media release on 21 January, the Government of Tonga reported that
ashfall and tsunami had damaged all islands. International humanitarian aid
had reached the islands the day before, five days after the eruption
ceased. Inter-island and international communication remained challenging
though was partially restored; a relief flight from New Zealand brought
telecommunication equipment and a repair vessel was en-route to the damaged
seafloor fiber-optic cable. Floating debris, likely including pumice,
hindered sea transportation. Domestic flights remained suspended, though
international flights carrying relief supplies were able to land and aerial
surveys of damage were conducted. According to a social media post from 23
January residents swept ash off of a Salote Pilolevu Airport runway in
Haâ??apai. News reports shared stories of survivors and showed images of
damage around the islands.



Dozens of earthquakes, M 4.5-5, were centered in the vicinity of the
volcano after the eruption, at least through 24 January. The type of
earthquake signal was unknown, though they likely represented post-eruption
movement along existing faults and not magma movement.



Geologic Summary. The small islands of Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai cap a
large seamount located about 30 km SSE of Falcon Island. The two linear
andesitic islands are about 2 km long and represent the western and
northern remnants of the rim of a largely submarine caldera lying east and
south of the islands. Hunga Tonga reaches an elevation of about 114 m above
sea level, and both islands display inward-facing sea cliffs with lava and
tephra layers dipping gently away from the submarine caldera. A rocky shoal
3.2 km SE of Hunga Ha'apai and 3 km south of Hunga Tonga marks a
historically active vent. Several submarine eruptions have occurred at
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai since the first historical eruption in 1912. An
eruption that began in mid-December 2014 built a new island between the
other two large islands.



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Brisbane Times
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Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC)
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National Public Radio (NPR)
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Dov Bensimon, Montréal Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC)
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US Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://earthquake.usgs.gov/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!KwnF5pW1B99r3XpLCnl5BAcbvVst15JHVSGHRR2lD07yagwfnBi7z1cZiRNCEh0$ 
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Wolf  | Isla Isabela (Ecuador)  | 0.02°N, 91.35°W  | Summit elev. 1710 m



IG reported that the eruption at Wolf continued during 18-25 January. Daily
thermal alerts counts were in the hundreds, centered over the advancing
lava flows on the SE flank. Diffuse gas emissions were visible drifting SW
during 18-20 January. Activity levels were stable during the beginning of
the week then began to trend downward by 21 January.



Geologic Summary. Wolf, the highest volcano of the Galápagos Islands,
straddles the equator at the north end of the archipelago's largest island,
Isabela. The 1710-m-high edifice has steeper slopes than most other Isabela
volcanoes, reaching angles up to 35 degrees. A 6 x 7 km caldera, at 700 m
one of the deepest of the Galápagos Islands, is located at the summit. A
prominent bench on the west side of the caldera rises 450 above the caldera
floor, much of which is covered by a lava flow erupted in 1982. Radial
fissures concentrated along diffuse rift zones extend down the north, NW,
and SE flanks, and submarine vents lie beyond the north and NW fissures.
Similar unvegetated flows originating from a circumferential chain of
spatter and scoria cones on the eastern caldera rim drape the forested
flanks to the sea. The proportion of aa lava flows at Volcán Wolf exceeds
that of other Galápagos volcanoes. An eruption in in 1797 was the first
documented historical eruption in the Galápagos Islands.



Source: Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG)
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Ongoing Activity





Aira  | Kyushu (Japan)  | 31.593°N, 130.657°E  | Summit elev. 1117 m



JMA reported that incandescence from Minamidake Crater (at Aira Calderaâ??s
Sakurajima volcano) was visible at night during 17-24 January. Sulfur
dioxide emissions were somewhat high on 17 January at 1,000 tons per day.
Two explosions on 18 January produced ash plumes that rose as high as 2 km
above the crater rim and ejected ballistics 1-1.3 km away from the crater.
The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a 5-level scale), and residents were
warned to stay 2 km away from the crater.



Geologic Summary. The Aira caldera in the northern half of Kagoshima Bay
contains the post-caldera Sakurajima volcano, one of Japan's most active.
Eruption of the voluminous Ito pyroclastic flow accompanied formation of
the 17 x 23 km caldera about 22,000 years ago. The smaller Wakamiko caldera
was formed during the early Holocene in the NE corner of the Aira caldera,
along with several post-caldera cones. The construction of Sakurajima began
about 13,000 years ago on the southern rim of Aira caldera and built an
island that was finally joined to the Osumi Peninsula during the major
explosive and effusive eruption of 1914. Activity at the Kitadake summit
cone ended about 4850 years ago, after which eruptions took place at
Minamidake. Frequent historical eruptions, recorded since the 8th century,
have deposited ash on Kagoshima, one of Kyushu's largest cities, located
across Kagoshima Bay only 8 km from the summit. The largest historical
eruption took place during 1471-76.



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Great Sitkin  | Andreanof Islands (USA)  | 52.076°N, 176.13°W  | Summit
elev. 1740 m



AVO reported that slow lava effusion at Great Sitkin likely continued
during 18-25 January, and seismicity remained at very low levels. Elevated
surface temperatures were identified in satellite data during 19-22
January. The Aviation Color Code and the Volcano Alert Level remained at
Orange and Watch, respectively.



Geologic Summary. The Great Sitkin volcano forms much of the northern side
of Great Sitkin Island. A younger parasitic volcano capped by a small, 0.8
x 1.2 km ice-filled summit caldera was constructed within a large
late-Pleistocene or early Holocene scarp formed by massive edifice failure
that truncated an ancestral volcano and produced a submarine debris
avalanche. Deposits from this and an older debris avalanche from a source
to the south cover a broad area of the ocean floor north of the volcano.
The summit lies along the eastern rim of the younger collapse scarp.
Deposits from an earlier caldera-forming eruption of unknown age cover the
flanks of the island to a depth up to 6 m. The small younger caldera was
partially filled by lava domes emplaced in 1945 and 1974, and five small
older flank lava domes, two of which lie on the coastline, were constructed
along northwest- and NNW-trending lines. Hot springs, mud pots, and
fumaroles occur near the head of Big Fox Creek, south of the volcano.
Historical eruptions have been recorded since the late-19th century.



Source: US Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)
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Kanlaon  | Philippines  | 10.412°N, 123.132°E  | Summit elev. 2435 m



PHIVOLCS issued a special notice for Kanlaon on 21 January, noting that a
total of 18 volcanic earthquakes were recorded in the past day. Four of
those events were classified as shallow â??tornilloâ?? signals indicating gas
movement along shallow fractures in the upper part of the volcano. Ground
deformation data from continuous GPS and tilt measurements indicated slight
inflation of the volcano since mid-October 2021. The seismic activity and
ground deformation was likely caused by shallow hydrothermal processes and
could generate phreatic events. The Alert Level remained at 1 (on a scale
of 0-5) and PHIVOLCS reminded the public to remain outside of the
4-km-radius Permanent Danger Zone.



Geologic Summary. Kanlaon volcano (also spelled Canlaon), the most active
of the central Philippines, forms the highest point on the island of
Negros. The massive andesitic stratovolcano is dotted with
fissure-controlled pyroclastic cones and craters, many of which are filled
by lakes. The largest debris avalanche known in the Philippines traveled 33
km SW from Kanlaon. The summit contains a 2-km-wide, elongated northern
caldera with a crater lake and a smaller, but higher, historically active
vent, Lugud crater, to the south. Historical eruptions, recorded since
1866, have typically consisted of phreatic explosions of small-to-moderate
size that produce minor ashfalls near the volcano.



Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
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Karymsky  | Eastern Kamchatka (Russia)  | 54.049°N, 159.443°E  | Summit
elev. 1513 m



KVERT reported that on 15 and 17 January explosions at Karymsky produced
ash plumes that rose as high as 7 km (23,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 172 km
W. A thermal anomaly was visible in satellite images on 16 January. The
Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level on a
four-color scale). Dates are based on UTC times; specific events are in
local time where noted.



Geologic Summary. Karymsky, the most active volcano of Kamchatka's eastern
volcanic zone, is a symmetrical stratovolcano constructed within a
5-km-wide caldera that formed during the early Holocene. The caldera cuts
the south side of the Pleistocene Dvor volcano and is located outside the
north margin of the large mid-Pleistocene Polovinka caldera, which contains
the smaller Akademia Nauk and Odnoboky calderas. Most seismicity preceding
Karymsky eruptions originated beneath Akademia Nauk caldera, located
immediately south. The caldera enclosing Karymsky formed about 7600-7700
radiocarbon years ago; construction of the stratovolcano began about 2000
years later. The latest eruptive period began about 500 years ago,
following a 2300-year quiescence. Much of the cone is mantled by lava flows
less than 200 years old. Historical eruptions have been vulcanian or
vulcanian-strombolian with moderate explosive activity and occasional lava
flows from the summit crater.



Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
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Kilauea  | Hawaiian Islands (USA)  | 19.421°N, 155.287°W  | Summit elev.
1222 m



HVO reported that lava effusion resumed at the vent in the lower W wall of
Kilaueaâ??s Halema`uma`u Crater at around 1045 on 18 January. By 1630 the
level of the lava lake had risen 12 m, slightly surpassing the high
recorded on 12 January, but then slightly dropped within 30 minutes. The W
part of the lake was active. The sulfur dioxide emission rate was about
2,100 tonnes per day the next day. During 19-20 January lava oozed out
along the SE and NW margins of the lake, though by the afternoon of the
20th the active portion of the lake was small and located N of the cone.
Just after 0400 on 21 January the effusion rate increased and the W half of
the lake was again active. Notable overflows of lava later that evening
sent flows NW, SW, and SE. The lake level dropped 9 m during the morning of
22 January, and again only a small portion of the lake was active. Lava
oozed out from the E and NW lake margins. Lava input into the small lake
became intermittent starting at around 1500 on 23 January, though lava
oozed out along the NW and S margins. The effusion rate increased at 0552
on 25 January and lava flowed W and N along the crater margins. By 0820 the
lava lake had risen 11 m. The Aviation Color Code and the Volcano Alert
Level remained at Orange and Watch, respectively.



Geologic Summary. Kilauea overlaps the E flank of the massive Mauna Loa
shield volcano in the island of Hawaii. Eruptions are prominent in
Polynesian legends; written documentation since 1820 records frequent
summit and flank lava flow eruptions interspersed with periods of long-term
lava lake activity at Halemaumau crater in the summit caldera until 1924.
The 3 x 5 km caldera was formed in several stages about 1,500 years ago and
during the 18th century; eruptions have also originated from the lengthy
East and Southwest rift zones, which extend to the ocean in both
directions. About 90% of the surface of the basaltic shield volcano is
formed of lava flows less than about 1,100 years old; 70% of the surface is
younger than 600 years. The long-term eruption from the East rift zone
between 1983 and 2018 produced lava flows covering more than 100 km2,
destroyed hundreds of houses, and added new coastline.



Source: US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO)
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Merapi  | Central Java (Indonesia)  | 7.54°S, 110.446°E  | Summit elev.
2910 m



BPPTKG reported no significant morphological changes at Merapiâ??s lava
domes, located just below the SW rim and in the summit crater, during 14-20
January. Seismicity remained at high levels. As many as 91 lava avalanches
traveled a maximum of 2 km SW down the Bebeng drainage, and one pyroclastic
flow traveled 2 km SW. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4),
and the public was warned to stay 3-5 km away from the summit based on
location.



Geologic Summary. Merapi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, lies in
one of the world's most densely populated areas and dominates the landscape
immediately north of the major city of Yogyakarta. It is the youngest and
southernmost of a volcanic chain extending NNW to Ungaran volcano. Growth
of Old Merapi during the Pleistocene ended with major edifice collapse
perhaps about 2,000 years ago, leaving a large arcuate scarp cutting the
eroded older Batulawang volcano. Subsequent growth of the steep-sided Young
Merapi edifice, its upper part unvegetated due to frequent activity, began
SW of the earlier collapse scarp. Pyroclastic flows and lahars accompanying
growth and collapse of the steep-sided active summit lava dome have
devastated cultivated lands on the western-to-southern flanks and caused
many fatalities.



Source: Balai Penyelidikan dan Pengembangan Teknologi Kebencanaan Geologi
(BPPTKG) https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.merapi.bgl.esdm.go.id/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!KwnF5pW1B99r3XpLCnl5BAcbvVst15JHVSGHRR2lD07yagwfnBi7z1cZe8OoCJw$ 
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Pavlof  | Alaska Peninsula, Alaska  | 55.417°N, 161.894°W  | Summit elev.
2493 m



AVO reported that the eruption at Pavlof was ongoing during 18-25 January,
with periods of elevated tremor. Small daily explosions were recorded on
local and regional infrasound sensors during 18-22 January. A satellite
image from 19 January showed that the lava flow on the E flank was 1.3 km
long, and a lahar on the same flank was 4.4 km long. Elevated surface
temperatures consistent with the active lava flow persisted through 25
January. The Volcano Alert Level remained at Watch and the Aviation Color
Code remained at Orange.



Geologic Summary. The most active volcano of the Aleutian arc, Pavlof is a
2519-m-high Holocene stratovolcano that was constructed along a line of
vents extending NE from the Emmons Lake caldera. Pavlof and its twin
volcano to the NE, 2142-m-high Pavlof Sister, form a dramatic pair of
symmetrical, glacier-covered stratovolcanoes that tower above Pavlof and
Volcano bays. A third cone, Little Pavlof, is a smaller volcano on the SW
flank of Pavlof volcano, near the rim of Emmons Lake caldera. Unlike Pavlof
Sister, Pavlof has been frequently active in historical time, typically
producing Strombolian to Vulcanian explosive eruptions from the summit
vents and occasional lava flows. The active vents lie near the summit on
the north and east sides. The largest historical eruption took place in
1911, at the end of a 5-year-long eruptive episode, when a fissure opened
on the N flank, ejecting large blocks and issuing lava flows.



Source: US Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)
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Reventador  | Ecuador  | 0.077°S, 77.656°W  | Summit elev. 3562 m



IG reported that a high level of activity continued at Reventador during
18-25 January. Gas-and-ash plumes, often observed multiple times a day with
the webcam or reported by the Washington VAAC, sometimes rose higher than 1
km above the summit crater and drifted mainly NW, W, and SW. Crater
incandescence was visible at night during 19-20 January. Cloudy weather
sometimes prevented visual observation during 21-23 January. Lava flows on
the E and NE flanks were visible during 23-25 January and continued to
advance.



Geologic Summary. Reventador is the most frequently active of a chain of
Ecuadorian volcanoes in the Cordillera Real, well east of the principal
volcanic axis. The forested, dominantly andesitic Volcán El Reventador
stratovolcano rises to 3562 m above the jungles of the western Amazon
basin. A 4-km-wide caldera widely breached to the east was formed by
edifice collapse and is partially filled by a young, unvegetated
stratovolcano that rises about 1300 m above the caldera floor to a height
comparable to the caldera rim. It has been the source of numerous lava
flows as well as explosive eruptions that were visible from Quito in
historical time. Frequent lahars in this region of heavy rainfall have
constructed a debris plain on the eastern floor of the caldera. The largest
historical eruption took place in 2002, producing a 17-km-high eruption
column, pyroclastic flows that traveled up to 8 km, and lava flows from
summit and flank vents.



Source: Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG)
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Rincon de la Vieja  | Costa Rica  | 10.83°N, 85.324°W  | Summit elev. 1916 m



OVSICORI-UNA reported that two eruptions were recorded at Rincón de la
Vieja, at 2227 on 20 January and 0225 on 23 January, though weather
conditions prevented visual confirmation of plumes. Each event was 1-2
minutes long. At 1139 on 25 January an eruption produced a plume that rose
500-1,000 m.



Geologic Summary. Rincón de la Vieja, the largest volcano in NW Costa Rica,
is a remote volcanic complex in the Guanacaste Range. The volcano consists
of an elongated, arcuate NW-SE-trending ridge constructed within the
15-km-wide early Pleistocene Guachipelín caldera, whose rim is exposed on
the south side. Sometimes known as the "Colossus of Guanacaste," it has an
estimated volume of 130 km3 and contains at least nine major eruptive
centers. Activity has migrated to the SE, where the youngest-looking
craters are located. The twin cone of Santa María volcano, the highest peak
of the complex, is located at the eastern end of a smaller, 5-km-wide
caldera and has a 500-m-wide crater. A Plinian eruption producing the 0.25
km3 Río Blanca tephra about 3,500 years ago was the last major magmatic
eruption. All subsequent eruptions, including numerous historical eruptions
possibly dating back to the 16th century, have been from the prominent
active crater containing a 500-m-wide acid lake located ENE of Von Seebach
crater.



Source: Observatorio Vulcanologico y Sismologico de Costa Rica-Universidad
Nacional (OVSICORI-UNA) https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.ovsicori.una.ac.cr/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!KwnF5pW1B99r3XpLCnl5BAcbvVst15JHVSGHRR2lD07yagwfnBi7z1cZ71oDHXE$ 
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Santa Maria  | Southwestern Guatemala  | 14.757°N, 91.552°W  | Summit elev.
3745 m



INSIVUMEH reported that the eruption at Santa Maríaâ??s Santiaguito lava-dome
complex continued during 19-25 January. Crater incandescence was visible at
night. Avalanches generated by both lava effusion at the W and SW part of
Caliente dome and collapsing material descended the W, SW, and SE flanks,
often reaching the base of the dome. Periodically the avalanches produced
curtains of ash along their paths that dissipated near the volcano. Almost
daily explosions produced ash plumes that rose 700-900 m above the summit
and drifted 10-15 km W and SW; ashfall was reported in areas downwind
during 21-23 January including in San Marcos Palajunoj (8 km SW) and Loma
Linda (6 km WSW). Lava flows on the W and SW flanks were 500 and 700 m
long, respectively.



Geologic Summary. Symmetrical, forest-covered Santa María volcano is part
of a chain of large stratovolcanoes that rise above the Pacific coastal
plain of Guatemala. The sharp-topped, conical profile is cut on the SW
flank by a 1.5-km-wide crater. The oval-shaped crater extends from just
below the summit to the lower flank, and was formed during a catastrophic
eruption in 1902. The renowned Plinian eruption of 1902 that devastated
much of SW Guatemala followed a long repose period after construction of
the large basaltic-andesite stratovolcano. The massive dacitic Santiaguito
lava-dome complex has been growing at the base of the 1902 crater since
1922. Compound dome growth at Santiaguito has occurred episodically from
four vents, with activity progressing W towards the most recent, Caliente.
Dome growth has been accompanied by almost continuous minor explosions,
with periodic lava extrusion, larger explosions, pyroclastic flows, and
lahars.



Source: Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e
Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH) https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!KwnF5pW1B99r3XpLCnl5BAcbvVst15JHVSGHRR2lD07yagwfnBi7z1cZRCwhqM4$ 
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Semeru  | Eastern Java (Indonesia)  | 8.108°S, 112.922°E  | Summit elev.
3657 m



PVMBG reported that an eruptive event at 0911 on 21 January produced an ash
plume that rose 200 m above Semeruâ??s summit and drifted N. A second event,
recorded at 0741 on 25 January, generated an ash plume that rose 200 m and
drifted SE. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4). The public
was warned to stay at least 500 m away from Kobokan drainages within 17 km
of the summit, along with other drainages originating on Semeru, including
the Bang, Kembar, and Sat, due to lahar, avalanche, and pyroclastic flow
hazards.



Geologic Summary. Semeru, the highest volcano on Java, and one of its most
active, lies at the southern end of a volcanic massif extending north to
the Tengger caldera. The steep-sided volcano, also referred to as Mahameru
(Great Mountain), rises above coastal plains to the south. Gunung Semeru
was constructed south of the overlapping Ajek-ajek and Jambangan calderas.
A line of lake-filled maars was constructed along a N-S trend cutting
through the summit, and cinder cones and lava domes occupy the eastern and
NE flanks. Summit topography is complicated by the shifting of craters from
NW to SE. Frequent 19th and 20th century eruptions were dominated by
small-to-moderate explosions from the summit crater, with occasional lava
flows and larger explosive eruptions accompanied by pyroclastic flows that
have reached the lower flanks of the volcano.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://vsi.esdm.go.id/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!KwnF5pW1B99r3XpLCnl5BAcbvVst15JHVSGHRR2lD07yagwfnBi7z1cZKEpQsy0$ 
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Semisopochnoi  | Aleutian Islands (USA)  | 51.93°N, 179.58°E  | Summit
elev. 1221 m



AVO reported that low-level eruptive activity at Semisopochnoi's North
Cerberus cone continued during 18-25 January. Seismicity was elevated,
characterized by periods of tremor and low-frequency earthquakes. Steam
emissions were periodically visible in webcam images during 18-19 January
and minor explosions were recorded by local seismic and infrasound sensors
on 19 January. Steam and low-level ash emissions were visible in webcam and
satellite images during 20-25 January. Daily explosions were recorded
during 21-25 January, and elevated surface temperatures were identified in
satellite data during 22-23 January. The Aviation Color Code remained at
Orange and the Volcano Alert Level remained at Watch.



Geologic Summary. Semisopochnoi, the largest subaerial volcano of the
western Aleutians, is 20 km wide at sea level and contains an 8-km-wide
caldera. It formed as a result of collapse of a low-angle, dominantly
basaltic volcano following the eruption of a large volume of dacitic
pumice. The high point of the island is Anvil Peak, a double-peaked
late-Pleistocene cone that forms much of the island's northern part. The
three-peaked Mount Cerberus was constructed within the caldera during the
Holocene. Each of the peaks contains a summit crater; lava flows on the N
flank of Cerberus appear younger than those on the south side. Other
post-caldera volcanoes include the symmetrical Sugarloaf Peak SSE of the
caldera and Lakeshore Cone, a small cinder cone at the edge of Fenner Lake
in the NE part of the caldera. Most documented eruptions have originated
from Cerberus, although Coats (1950) considered that both Sugarloaf and
Lakeshore Cone could have been recently active.



Source: US Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)
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Sheveluch  | Central Kamchatka (Russia)  | 56.653°N, 161.36°E  | Summit
elev. 3283 m



KVERT reported that a thermal anomaly over Sheveluch was identified in
satellite images during 14-21 January. Intense steam-and-gas emissions with
ash were visible during 15-16 January; plumes rose as high as 6.5 km
(21,300 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 77 km W. The Aviation Color Code remained at
Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale). Dates are based on
UTC times; specific events are in local time where noted.



Geologic Summary. The high, isolated massif of Sheveluch volcano (also
spelled Shiveluch) rises above the lowlands NNE of the Kliuchevskaya
volcano group. The 1300 km3 volcano is one of Kamchatka's largest and most
active volcanic structures. The summit of roughly 65,000-year-old Stary
Shiveluch is truncated by a broad 9-km-wide late-Pleistocene caldera
breached to the south. Many lava domes dot its outer flanks. The Molodoy
Shiveluch lava dome complex was constructed during the Holocene within the
large horseshoe-shaped caldera; Holocene lava dome extrusion also took
place on the flanks of Stary Shiveluch. At least 60 large eruptions have
occurred during the Holocene, making it the most vigorous andesitic volcano
of the Kuril-Kamchatka arc. Widespread tephra layers from these eruptions
have provided valuable time markers for dating volcanic events in
Kamchatka. Frequent collapses of dome complexes, most recently in 1964,
have produced debris avalanches whose deposits cover much of the floor of
the breached caldera.



Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
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Stromboli  | Aeolian Islands (Italy)  | 38.789°N, 15.213°E  | Summit elev.
924 m



INGV reported that during 17-23 January activity at Stromboli was
characterized by ongoing explosions from five vents in Area N (North Crater
area) and two vents in Area C-S (South-Central Crater area). Explosions
from Area N vents (N1 and N2) averaged 7-14 events per hour; explosions
from two vents in the N1 vent ejected lapilli and bombs 80 m high and those
at three N2 vents ejected material less than 80 m high. Spattering at N2
had been intense the week before, depositing material onto the upper part
of the Sciara del Fuoco that then rolled down the flank to the coastline on
16 January; spattering was again intense on 22 January. No explosions
occurred at the S1 and C vents in Area C-S; explosions at the two S2 vents
occurred at a rate of 3-4 per hour and ejected coarse material mixed with
fine ash higher than 80 m.



Geologic Summary. Spectacular incandescent nighttime explosions at this
volcano have long attracted visitors to the "Lighthouse of the
Mediterranean." Stromboli, the NE-most of the Aeolian Islands, has lent its
name to the frequent mild explosive activity that has characterized its
eruptions throughout much of historical time. The small island is the
emergent summit of a volcano that grew in two main eruptive cycles, the
last of which formed the western portion of the island. The Neostromboli
eruptive period took place between about 13,000 and 5,000 years ago. The
active summit vents are located at the head of the Sciara del Fuoco, a
prominent horseshoe-shaped scarp formed about 5,000 years ago due to a
series of slope failures that extend to below sea level. The modern volcano
has been constructed within this scarp, which funnels pyroclastic ejecta
and lava flows to the NW. Essentially continuous mild Strombolian
explosions, sometimes accompanied by lava flows, have been recorded for
more than a millennium.



Source: Sezione di Catania - Osservatorio Etneo (INGV)
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Suwanosejima  | Ryukyu Islands (Japan)  | 29.638°N, 129.714°E  | Summit
elev. 796 m



JMA reported that incandescence at Suwanosejima's Ontake Crater was visible
nightly during 17-24 January. There were 46 explosions recorded, producing
ash plumes that rose at least 1.8 km above the crater rim and ejected
material up to 1 km away from the crater. Rumbling sounds and ashfall were
reported in Toshima village (3.5 km SSW). The Alert Level remained at 3 and
the public was warned to stay 2 km away from the crater.



Geologic Summary. The 8-km-long, spindle-shaped island of Suwanosejima in
the northern Ryukyu Islands consists of an andesitic stratovolcano with two
historically active summit craters. The summit is truncated by a large
breached crater extending to the sea on the east flank that was formed by
edifice collapse. Suwanosejima, one of Japan's most frequently active
volcanoes, was in a state of intermittent strombolian activity from Otake,
the NE summit crater, that began in 1949 and lasted until 1996, after which
periods of inactivity lengthened. The largest historical eruption took
place in 1813-14, when thick scoria deposits blanketed residential areas,
and the SW crater produced two lava flows that reached the western coast.
At the end of the eruption the summit of Otake collapsed forming a large
debris avalanche and creating the horseshoe-shaped Sakuchi caldera, which
extends to the eastern coast. The island remained uninhabited for about 70
years after the 1813-1814 eruption. Lava flows reached the eastern coast of
the island in 1884. Only about 50 people live on the island.



Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!KwnF5pW1B99r3XpLCnl5BAcbvVst15JHVSGHRR2lD07yagwfnBi7z1cZwPV3x3E$ 
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Taal  | Luzon (Philippines)  | 14.002°N, 120.993°E  | Summit elev. 311 m



PHIVOLCS reported that unrest at Taal continued during 18-25 January.
Low-level background tremor persisted; one volcanic earthquake was recorded
during 18-19 January. Hot volcanic fluids were upwelling in the crater
lake, and daily gas-and-steam plumes rose 0.6-2.4 km above the lake and
drifted SW. Sulfur dioxide emissions continued to be elevated, averaging
10,986 and 11,228 tonnes/day on 20 and 23 January, respectively. The
Volcano Alert Level remained at a 2 (on a scale of 0-5). PHIVOLCS reminded
the public that the entire Taal Volcano Island is a Permanent Danger Zone
(PDZ) and that boating on Taal Lake is prohibited.



Geologic Summary. Taal is one of the most active volcanoes in the
Philippines and has produced some of its most powerful historical
eruptions. Though not topographically prominent, its prehistorical
eruptions have greatly changed the landscape of SW Luzon. The 15 x 20 km
Talisay (Taal) caldera is largely filled by Lake Taal, whose 267 km2
surface lies only 3 m above sea level. The maximum depth of the lake is 160
m, and several eruptive centers lie submerged beneath the lake. The
5-km-wide Volcano Island in north-central Lake Taal is the location of all
historical eruptions. The island is composed of coalescing small
stratovolcanoes, tuff rings, and scoria cones that have grown about 25% in
area during historical time. Powerful pyroclastic flows and surges from
historical eruptions have caused many fatalities.



Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!KwnF5pW1B99r3XpLCnl5BAcbvVst15JHVSGHRR2lD07yagwfnBi7z1cZdX7t2t4$ 
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Turrialba  | Costa Rica  | 10.025°N, 83.767°W  | Summit elev. 3340 m



OVSICORI-UNA reported that periodic eruptive events, lasting 1-2 minutes
each, were recorded at Turrialbaâ??s West Crater during 19-24 January. At
0546 on 19 January an eruption produced an ash plume that rose 200 m above
the summit and drifted W. A small eruption at 1052 generated a plume that
rose 50 m and drifted NW. At 0706 on 24 January an event generated a plume
that rose 100 m and drifted SW. Two points of incandescence on the internal
SW crater wall were also visible.



Geologic Summary. Turrialba, the easternmost of Costa Rica's Holocene
volcanoes, is a large vegetated basaltic-to-dacitic stratovolcano located
across a broad saddle NE of Irazú volcano overlooking the city of Cartago.
The massive edifice covers an area of 500 km2. Three well-defined craters
occur at the upper SW end of a broad 800 x 2200 m summit depression that is
breached to the NE. Most activity originated from the summit vent complex,
but two pyroclastic cones are located on the SW flank. Five major explosive
eruptions have occurred during the past 3500 years. A series of explosive
eruptions during the 19th century were sometimes accompanied by pyroclastic
flows. Fumarolic activity continues at the central and SW summit craters.



Source: Observatorio Vulcanologico y Sismologico de Costa Rica-Universidad
Nacional (OVSICORI-UNA) https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.ovsicori.una.ac.cr/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!KwnF5pW1B99r3XpLCnl5BAcbvVst15JHVSGHRR2lD07yagwfnBi7z1cZ71oDHXE$ 
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