Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 14-20 August 2024

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


Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report

14-20 August 2024



Sally Sennert - Weekly Report Editor (kuhns@xxxxxx)

URL: https://volcano.si.edu/reports_weekly.cfm
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New Activity/Unrest: Etna, Sicily (Italy)  | Sheveluch, Central Kamchatka
(Russia)  | Whakaari/White Island, North Island (New Zealand)



Ongoing Activity: Aira, Kyushu (Japan)  | Alaid, Kuril Islands (Russia)  |
Dukono, Halmahera  | Ebeko, Paramushir Island (Russia)  | Fuego,
South-Central Guatemala  | Great Sitkin, Andreanof Islands (USA)  | Ibu,
Halmahera  | Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia)  | Lewotobi, Flores
Island  | Merapi, Central Java  | Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia  |
Popocatepetl, Mexico  | Reventador, Ecuador  | Sangay, Ecuador  | Santa
Maria, Southwestern Guatemala  | Semeru, Eastern Java  | Stromboli, Aeolian
Islands (Italy)  | Suwanosejima, Ryukyu Islands (Japan)





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





Etna  | Sicily (Italy)  | 37.748°N, 14.999°E  | Summit elev. 3357 m



INGV reported that activity at Etnaâ??s summit craters continued during 12-18
August. Strombolian activity at Voragine Crater during 12-13 August ejected
lava fragments that fell on the coneâ??s flanks. The seismic network recorded
significant increases in tremor levels during 1700-2000 on 14 August and
webcam images showed that Strombolian activity at Voragine Crater
intensified. The Strombolian activity become lava fountaining by 0030 on 15
August and lava overflowed the W crater rim at Bocca Nuova Crater. Ash
plumes at the peak of the activity rose as high as 9.5 km a.s.l. (about 6.2
km above the summit) and drifted SSW and ESE. Tephra fell in several areas
including Belpasso, Pedara, Nicolosi, Ragalna, Mascalucia, Tremestieri
Etneo, Gravina di Catania, Catania, Viagrande, Milo, Zafferana, Santa
Tecla, Giarre, Santa Venerina Aci Bonaccorso, and Syracuse. According to a
news article the Aeroporto de Catania (also called the Catania-Fontanarossa
Airport) closed due to ashfall on the runways, with flights either being
canceled, rescheduled, or diverted to other airports. The lava fountaining
began to decrease at around 0230 and ceased at 0320. A two-minute-long
explosion was recorded at 0328 and was followed by moderate level of
Strombolian activity that gradually decreased. During a field inspection on
15 August scientists observed the new lava flows and noted that they
overlapped the 4 August flows and descended farther SW. Lava from the
fountaining event continued to fill in Bocca Nuova Crater and partially
filled in NE Crater.



Two explosion sequences at Bocca Nuova Crater were recorded at 0430 and
0459 on 18 August and lasted four and six minutes, respectively. The
explosions produced eruptive clouds that drifted ENE and rapidly
dissipated. The explosions may have reopened the N vent because a thermal
anomaly and almost continuous gas emissions from Bocca Nuova followed the
events. Strombolian activity at Voragine Crater was also observed on 18
August.



Geologic Summary. Mount Etna, towering above Catania on the island of
Sicily, has one of the world's longest documented records of volcanism,
dating back to 1500 BCE. Historical lava flows of basaltic composition
cover much of the surface of this massive volcano, whose edifice is the
highest and most voluminous in Italy. The Mongibello stratovolcano,
truncated by several small calderas, was constructed during the late
Pleistocene and Holocene over an older shield volcano. The most prominent
morphological feature of Etna is the Valle del Bove, a 5 x 10 km caldera
open to the east. Two styles of eruptive activity typically occur,
sometimes simultaneously. Persistent explosive eruptions, sometimes with
minor lava emissions, take place from one or more summit craters. Flank
vents, typically with higher effusion rates, are less frequently active and
originate from fissures that open progressively downward from near the
summit (usually accompanied by Strombolian eruptions at the upper end).
Cinder cones are commonly constructed over the vents of lower-flank lava
flows. Lava flows extend to the foot of the volcano on all sides and have
reached the sea over a broad area on the SE flank.



Sources: Sezione di Catania - Osservatorio Etneo (INGV)
http://www.ct.ingv.it/
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Euronews
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/08/15/mount-etna-volcanic-eruption-closes-catania-international-airport
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Sheveluch  | Central Kamchatka (Russia)  | 56.653°N, 161.36°E  | Summit
elev. 3283 m



KVERT reported that thermal anomalies at Sheveluch, over both the â??300
years of RASâ?? dome on the SW flank of Old Sheveluch and the lava dome in
the crater of Young Sheveluch, were identified in satellite images during
8-15 August.



An explosive eruption at the â??300 years of RASâ?? dome began at 1145 on 17
August and generated ash plumes that rose as high as 9 km (30,000 ft)
a.s.l. by 1200, about 5.7 km above the summit. Both the Institute of
Volcanology and Seismology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
(IVS FEB RAS) and the Kamchatka Volcanological Station reported that two
vents on the W flank were active and producing ash plumes. Lightning
strikes occurred within the ash plumes. Ashfall was reported in
Ust'-Kamchatsk (100 km SE) and by 1550 the plumes had drifted 492 km SE.
KVERT raised the Aviation Color Code to Red (the highest level on a
four-color scale) at 2040. Incandescence from the vents was visible at
night.



Explosive activity persisted, producing ash plumes to lower altitudes, or
as high as 5 km (16,400 ft) a.s.l., at least through 0553 on 18 August. The
plumes drifted SE and ESE and had drifted as far as 1,520 km. By 1920 the
leading edge of a 1,900-km-long ash cloud was 2,400 km from the volcano. At
2033 the Aviation Color Code was lowered to Orange. KVERT noted that
although the explosive phase had likely ended, extrusion from two vents
near the â??300 years of RASâ?? dome was ongoing; one of the vents was likely
new.



Geologic Summary. The high, isolated massif of Sheveluch volcano (also
spelled Shiveluch) rises above the lowlands NNE of the Kliuchevskaya
volcano group. The 1,300 km3 andesitic volcano is one of Kamchatka's
largest and most active volcanic structures, with at least 60 large
eruptions during the Holocene. 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 occur on its outer flanks. The
Molodoy Shiveluch lava dome complex was constructed during the Holocene
within the large open caldera; Holocene lava dome extrusion also took place
on the flanks of Stary Shiveluch. 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.



Sources: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php
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Kamchatka Volcanological Station http://volkstat.ru/
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Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IVS) of the Far Eastern Branch of
the Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS) http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/
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Whakaari/White Island  | North Island (New Zealand)  | 37.52°S, 177.18°E  |
Summit elev. 294 m



On 16 August GeoNet reported that a modest increase in ash content of
emissions at Whakaari/White Island began on 9 August, based on satellite
data. The gas-and-ash plumes rose as high as 2 km above the vent and
drifted tens of kilometers from the island. Higher concentrations of
volcanic gas emissions were detected during a 14 August gas observation
overflight compared to the last overflight on 18 July. The emissions rose
from a new vent that was 10-15 m in diameter and contained minor amounts of
ash. Analysis of an ash sample collected during the overflight indicated a
shallow magma source; the recent data confirmed that eruptive activity had
changed around the beginning of August. The Volcanic Alert Level remained
at 3 (on a scale of 0-5) and the Aviation Color Code remained at Orange
(the second highest level on a four-color scale).



Geologic Summary. The uninhabited Whakaari/White Island is the 2 x 2.4 km
emergent summit of a 16 x 18 km submarine volcano in the Bay of Plenty
about 50 km offshore of North Island. The island consists of two
overlapping andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcanoes. The SE side of the crater
is open at sea level, with the recent activity centered about 1 km from the
shore close to the rear crater wall. Volckner Rocks, sea stacks that are
remnants of a lava dome, lie 5 km NW. Descriptions of volcanism since 1826
have included intermittent moderate phreatic, phreatomagmatic, and
Strombolian eruptions; activity there also forms a prominent part of Maori
legends. The formation of many new vents during the 19th and 20th centuries
caused rapid changes in crater floor topography. Collapse of the crater
wall in 1914 produced a debris avalanche that buried buildings and workers
at a sulfur-mining project. Explosive activity in December 2019 took place
while tourists were present, resulting in many fatalities. The official
government name Whakaari/White Island is a combination of the full Maori
name of Te Puia o Whakaari ("The Dramatic Volcano") and White Island
(referencing the constant steam plume) given by Captain James Cook in 1769.



Source: GeoNet http://www.geonet.org.nz/
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Ongoing Activity





Aira  | Kyushu (Japan)  | 31.5772°N, 130.6589°E  | Summit elev. 1117 m



JMA reported ongoing eruptive activity at Minamidake Crater (Aira Calderaâ??s
Sakurajima volcano) during 12-19 August. Nighttime crater incandescence was
visible in webcam images. An eruptive event at 0541 on 12 August produced
an ash plume that rose 1.5 km above the crater rim. Sulfur dioxide
emissions were somewhat high, averaging 1,500 tons per day (t/d) on 14
August. An ash plume from an eruptive event at 1831 on 18 August rose 1.1
km above the crater rim and drifted NW. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a
5-level scale), and the public was warned to stay 1 km away from both
craters.



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 caldera, along
with several post-caldera cones. The construction of Sakurajima began about
13,000 years ago on the southern rim and built an island that was joined to
the Osumi Peninsula during the major explosive and effusive eruption of
1914. Activity at the Kitadake summit cone ended about 4,850 years ago,
after which eruptions took place at Minamidake. Frequent eruptions since
the 8th century have deposited ash on the city of Kagoshima, located across
Kagoshima Bay only 8 km from the summit. The largest recorded eruption took
place during 1471-76.



Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/
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Alaid  | Kuril Islands (Russia)  | 50.861°N, 155.565°E  | Summit elev. 2285
m



Although Alaid was not erupting, KVERT issued a Volcano Observatory Notice
for Aviation (VONA) at 0307 on 16 August raising the Aviation Color Code to
Orange (the second highest level on a four-color scale) to warn pilots of
ash. Satellite images showed a plume of ash, that had been resuspend from
the S flank, drifting 45 km SSE at altitudes of 2.5-3 km (8,200-10,000 ft)
a.s.l. The Aviation Color Code was lowered back to Green at 0545 that same
day. Dates are based on UTC times; specific events are in local time where
noted.



Geologic Summary. The highest and northernmost volcano of the Kuril
Islands, Alaid is a symmetrical stratovolcano when viewed from the north,
but has a 1.5-km-wide summit crater that is breached open to the south.
This basaltic to basaltic-andesite volcano is the northernmost of a chain
constructed west of the main Kuril archipelago. Numerous pyroclastic cones
are present the lower flanks, particularly on the NW and SE sides,
including an offshore cone formed during the 1933-34 eruption. Strong
explosive eruptions have occurred from the summit crater beginning in the
18th century. Reports of eruptions in 1770, 1789, 1821, 1829, 1843, 1848,
and 1858 were considered incorrect by Gorshkov (1970). Explosive eruptions
in 1790 and 1981 were among the largest reported in the Kuril Islands.



Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php
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Dukono  | Halmahera  | 1.6992°N, 127.8783°E  | Summit elev. 1273 m



PVMBG reported that the eruption at Dukono was ongoing during 14-20 August.
Gray-and-white ash plumes that were sometimes dense rose 100-1,000 m above
the summit and drifted SW and W on most days; white plumes rose 200-400 m
above the summit and drifted W on 15 August, and no emissions were observed
on 20 August. The Alert Level remained at Level 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and
the public was warned to remain outside of the 3-km exclusion zone.



Geologic Summary. Reports from this remote volcano in northernmost
Halmahera are rare, but Dukono has been one of Indonesia's most active
volcanoes. More-or-less continuous explosive eruptions, sometimes
accompanied by lava flows, have occurred since 1933. During a major
eruption in 1550 CE, a lava flow filled in the strait between Halmahera and
the N-flank Gunung Mamuya cone. This complex volcano presents a broad, low
profile with multiple summit peaks and overlapping craters. Malupang
Wariang, 1 km SW of the summit crater complex, contains a 700 x 570 m
crater that has also been active during historical time.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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Ebeko  | Paramushir Island (Russia)  | 50.686°N, 156.014°E  | Summit elev.
1103 m



KVERT reported that moderate explosive activity was ongoing at Ebeko during
8-15 August. According to volcanologists in Severo-Kurilsk (Paramushir
Island, about 7 km E), explosions during 14-15 August generated ash plumes
that rose as high as 3.5 km (11,500 ft) a.s.l. and drifted SE. On other
days either no activity was observed in satellite images or weather
conditions prevented views. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the
third level on a four-color scale). Dates are UTC; specific events are in
local time where noted.



Geologic Summary. The flat-topped summit of the central cone of Ebeko
volcano, one of the most active in the Kuril Islands, occupies the northern
end of Paramushir Island. Three summit craters located along a SSW-NNE line
form Ebeko volcano proper, at the northern end of a complex of five
volcanic cones. Blocky lava flows extend west from Ebeko and SE from the
neighboring Nezametnyi cone. The eastern part of the southern crater
contains strong solfataras and a large boiling spring. The central crater
is filled by a lake about 20 m deep whose shores are lined with steaming
solfataras; the northern crater lies across a narrow, low barrier from the
central crater and contains a small, cold crescentic lake. Historical
activity, recorded since the late-18th century, has been restricted to
small-to-moderate explosive eruptions from the summit craters. Intense
fumarolic activity occurs in the summit craters, on the outer flanks of the
cone, and in lateral explosion craters.



Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php
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Fuego  | South-Central Guatemala  | 14.473°N, 90.88°W  | Summit elev. 3763 m



INSIVUMEH reported that eruptive activity continued at Fuego during 13-20
August. Daily explosions were recorded by the seismic network, averaging
3-11 per hour. The explosions generated gas-and-ash plumes that rose as
high as 1.1 km above the crater rim and drifted as far as 30 km NW, W, and
SW. The explosions ejected incandescent material 50-300 m above the summit
on most days and produced avalanches of material that descended the flanks,
sometimes reaching vegetated areas. Weak rumbling sounds were reported on
most days. Ashfall was reported on a few of the days in areas downwind
including Panimaché I and II (8 km SW) Finca Palo Verde (10 km SW), El
Porvenir (10 km S), Santa Sofia (12 km SW), Sangre de Cristo (10 km SW),
Morelia (10 km SW), Los Yucales (12 km SW), Yepocápa (8 km NW), and other
nearby communities. Ashfall was forecast for areas downwind on some of the
other days. During the afternoon of 18 August lahars descended the Seca,
Mineral, Ceniza, and Zarco drainages, carrying tree branches, trunks, and
blocks as large as 1.5 m in diameter.



Geologic Summary. Volcán Fuego, one of Central America's most active
volcanoes, is also one of three large stratovolcanoes overlooking
Guatemala's former capital, Antigua. The scarp of an older edifice, Meseta,
lies between Fuego and Acatenango to the north. Construction of Meseta
dates back to about 230,000 years and continued until the late Pleistocene
or early Holocene. Collapse of Meseta may have produced the massive
Escuintla debris-avalanche deposit, which extends about 50 km onto the
Pacific coastal plain. Growth of the modern Fuego volcano followed,
continuing the southward migration of volcanism that began at the mostly
andesitic Acatenango. Eruptions at Fuego have become more mafic with time,
and most historical activity has produced basaltic rocks. Frequent vigorous
historical eruptions have been recorded since the onset of the Spanish era
in 1524, and have produced major ashfalls, along with occasional
pyroclastic flows and lava flows.



Source: Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e
Hidrologia (INSIVUMEH) http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/
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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 in Great Sitkinâ??s summit crater
continued during 13-20 August. Seismicity was low with few small daily
earthquakes. Slightly elevated surface temperatures were identified in
partly cloudy satellite views during 18-19 August. Weather clouds often
obscured satellite and webcam views. The Volcano Alert Level remained at
Watch (the third level on a four-level scale) and the Aviation Color Code
remained at Orange (the third color on a four-color scale).



Geologic Summary. The Great Sitkin volcano forms much of the northern side
of Great Sitkin Island. A younger 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
older edifice and produced a submarine debris avalanche. Deposits from this
and an even 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. Eruptions have been recorded
since the late-19th century.



Source: US Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)
https://avo.alaska.edu/
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Ibu  | Halmahera  | 1.488°N, 127.63°E  | Summit elev. 1325 m



PVMBG reported that activity at Ibu continued during 14-20 August with
multiple eruptive events recorded daily. Daily gray or white-and-gray ash
plumes that were sometimes dense rose as high as 1.5 km above the summit
and drifted N, NW, W, and SW. Some webcam images posted with the reports
showed incandescence emanating above the crater rim, possibly reflected in
the emissions. At 0252 an ash plume rose as high as 5 km above the crater
rim and drifted W. The Alert Level remained at 3 (the second highest level
on a four-level scale) and the public was advised to stay 4 km away from
the active crater and 5 km away from the N crater wall opening.



Geologic Summary. The truncated summit of Gunung Ibu stratovolcano along
the NW coast of Halmahera Island has large nested summit craters. The inner
crater, 1 km wide and 400 m deep, has contained several small crater lakes.
The 1.2-km-wide outer crater is breached on the N, creating a steep-walled
valley. A large cone grew ENE of the summit, and a smaller one to the WSW
has fed a lava flow down the W flank. A group of maars is located below the
N and W flanks. The first observed and recorded eruption was a small
explosion from the summit crater in 1911. Eruptive activity began again in
December 1998, producing a lava dome that eventually covered much of the
floor of the inner summit crater along with ongoing explosive ash emissions.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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Karymsky  | Eastern Kamchatka (Russia)  | 54.049°N, 159.443°E  | Summit
elev. 1513 m



KVERT reported moderate levels of activity at Karymsky during 8-15 August.
A thermal anomaly over the volcano was identified in satellite images
during 10-11 and 13-14 August; weather clouds obscured views on the other
days during the week. The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the third
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)
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php
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Lewotobi  | Flores Island  | 8.542°S, 122.775°E  | Summit elev. 1703 m



PVMBG reported that eruptive activity at Lewotobiâ??s Laki-laki volcano
continued during 14-20 August. Daily gray or white-and-gray ash plumes that
were sometimes dense rose as high as 1.5 km above the summit and drifted
mainly SW, W, and NW. Incandescence near the summit crater was visible in a
14 August webcam image. The Alert Level remained at 3 (the second highest
level on a scale of 1-4) and the public was warned to stay outside of the
exclusion zone, defined as a 3-km radius around both Laki-laki and
Perempuan craters, 4 km to the NNW and SSE of Laki-laki.



Geologic Summary. The Lewotobi edifice in eastern Flores Island is composed
of the two adjacent Lewotobi Laki-laki and Lewotobi Perempuan
stratovolcanoes (the "husband and wife"). Their summits are less than 2 km
apart along a NW-SE line. The conical Laki-laki to the NW has been
frequently active during the 19th and 20th centuries, while the taller and
broader Perempuan has had observed eruptions in 1921 and 1935. Small lava
domes have grown during the 20th century in both of the summit craters,
which are open to the north. A prominent cone, Iliwokar, occurs on the E
flank of Perampuan.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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Merapi  | Central Java  | 7.54°S, 110.446°E  | Summit elev. 2910 m



BPPTKG reported that the eruption at Merapi (on Java) continued during 9-15
August. Earthquakes were around the same intensity compared to the previous
week. The SW lava dome produced 289 lava avalanches that traveled as far as
1.9 km SW down the upper part of the Bebeng drainage, one that traveled 1
km S down the Boyong drainage, and one that traveled 1.5 km W down the
Batang drainage. Morphological changes to the SW lava dome were due to
continuing effusion and collapses of material. The Alert Level remained at
3 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public was warned to stay 3-7 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) http://www.merapi.bgl.esdm.go.id/
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Nevado del Ruiz  | Colombia  | 4.892°N, 75.324°W  | Summit elev. 5279 m



Servicio Geológico Colombianoâ??s (SGC) Observatorio Vulcanológico y
Sismológico de Manizales reported that eruptive activity at Nevado del Ruiz
continued during 13-19 August. The number of seismic events associated with
fluid movement increased in both magnitude and number compared to the
previous week but were variable throughout the week. Through webcams
several ash emissions associated with these events were confirmed along
with the occasional ejection of hotter material. Ashfall was reported in
the municipalities of Villamaría (28 km NW) and Manizales (28 km NW),
especially during 17-18 August. Seismicity associated with rock fracturing
decreased in both the number of events and their magnitudes compared to the
previous week; these earthquakes, with depths ranging from less than 1 km
down to 8 km below the summit, were primarily located beneath the NW, ESE,
and SE flanks of Arenas Crater and within 8 km N and NE of the crater. The
largest event was an M 1 which was detected at 1747 on 13 August and
located about 8 km ESE and 5 km deep. Sulfur dioxide emissions were
variable, and gas plumes rose as high as 1.2 km above the crater rim and
drifted NW, W, and WSW. Thermal anomalies on the crater floor were
identified in satellite data, though weather conditions often obscured
views. The Alert Level remained at Yellow (the second level on a four-level
scale), and the public was warned to stay out of the restricted areas
around Arenas Crater, not to spend long periods of time on the
Murillo-Cerro Gualí Road, and to avoid drainages in the high-threat zones.



Geologic Summary. Nevado del Ruiz is a broad, glacier-covered volcano in
central Colombia that covers more than 200 km2. Three major edifices,
composed of andesitic and dacitic lavas and andesitic pyroclastics, have
been constructed since the beginning of the Pleistocene. The modern cone
consists of a broad cluster of lava domes built within the caldera of an
older edifice. The 1-km-wide, 240-m-deep Arenas crater occupies the summit.
The prominent La Olleta pyroclastic cone located on the SW flank may also
have been active in historical time. Steep headwalls of massive landslides
cut the flanks. Melting of its summit icecap during historical eruptions,
which date back to the 16th century, has resulted in devastating lahars,
including one in 1985 that was South America's deadliest eruption.



Source: Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC)
https://www2.sgc.gov.co/volcanes/index.html
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Popocatepetl  | Mexico  | 19.023°N, 98.622°W  | Summit elev. 5393 m



CENAPRED reported that eruptive activity continued at Popocatépetl during
13-20 August. The seismic network recorded 25-105 long-period events per
day that were accompanied by steam-and-gas emissions which sometimes
contained minor amounts of ash. The seismic network also recorded daily
periods of tremor as short as nine and a half minutes to as long almost two
hours. During 13-15 and 18-19 August there were a few periods, 32-59
minutes long, of continuous emissions. Three volcano-tectonic earthquakes
were recorded during 16-17 August. According to the Washington VAAC gas
plumes with mostly low ash content were identified in both webcam and
satellite images during 13-15 and 17 August and rose to 6.1-6.7 km
(20,000-22,000 ft) a.s.l. (or as high as 1.3 km above the crater rim) and
drifted N, NW, W, and SW. A thermal anaonly was identified in a satellite
at 0951 on 14 August. The Alert Level remained at Yellow, Phase Two (the
middle level on a three-color scale) and the public was warned to stay 12
km away from the crater.



Geologic Summary. Volcán Popocatépetl, whose name is the Aztec word for
smoking mountain, rises 70 km SE of Mexico City to form North America's
2nd-highest volcano. The glacier-clad stratovolcano contains a
steep-walled, 400 x 600 m wide crater. The generally symmetrical volcano is
modified by the sharp-peaked Ventorrillo on the NW, a remnant of an earlier
volcano. At least three previous major cones were destroyed by
gravitational failure during the Pleistocene, producing massive
debris-avalanche deposits covering broad areas to the south. The modern
volcano was constructed south of the late-Pleistocene to Holocene El Fraile
cone. Three major Plinian eruptions, the most recent of which took place
about 800 CE, have occurred since the mid-Holocene, accompanied by
pyroclastic flows and voluminous lahars that swept basins below the
volcano. Frequent historical eruptions, first recorded in Aztec codices,
have occurred since Pre-Columbian time.



Sources: Centro Nacional de Prevencion de Desastres (CENAPRED)
https://www.gob.mx/cenapred
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;

Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html
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Reventador  | Ecuador  | 0.077°S, 77.656°W  | Summit elev. 3562 m



IG-EPN reported that an eruption at Reventador was ongoing during 13-20
August. Seismicity was characterized by 43-100 daily explosions on most
days, along with long-period earthquakes, harmonic tremor, and tremor
associated with emissions during the beginning of the week; data
transmissions from the seismic station were occasionally interrupted.
Several ash-and-gas plumes were observed on most days rising 300-800 m
above the crater rim and drifting N, WNW, and W. Weather conditions
occasionally prevented visual observations, particularly on 16 August.
Thermal anomalies in the crater were identified in satellite images on most
days. Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos maintained the Alert Level at Orange
(the second highest level on a four-color scale).



Geologic Summary. Volcán El 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 stratovolcano
has 4-km-wide avalanche scarp open to the E formed by edifice collapse. A
young, unvegetated, cone rises from the amphitheater floor to a height
comparable to the rim. It has been the source of numerous lava flows as
well as explosive eruptions visible from Quito, about 90 km ESE. Frequent
lahars in this region of heavy rainfall have left extensive deposits on the
scarp slope. The largest recorded 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.



Sources: Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN)
http://www.igepn.edu.ec/
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;

Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos (SGR) http://www.gestionderiesgos.gob.ec/
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Sangay  | Ecuador  | 2.005°S, 78.341°W  | Summit elev. 5286 m



IG-EPN reported that high levels of eruptive activity continued at Sangay
during 13-20 August and the seismic network recorded 189-273 daily
explosions. Daily gas-and-ash plumes were visible in webcam and/or
satellite images and rose 500-2,000 m above the summit and drifted mainly
WNW, W, WSW, and SW. Weather conditions sometimes obscured views.
Incandescent material at the summit crater was periodically visible at dark
hours during most of week. During 17-19 August there were several episodes
of incandescent material being ejected 1 km above the summit and descending
the SE drainage as far as 500 m. Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos (SGR)
maintained the Alert Level at Yellow (the second highest level on a
four-color scale).



Geologic Summary. The isolated Sangay volcano, located east of the Andean
crest, is the southernmost of Ecuador's volcanoes and its most active. The
steep-sided, glacier-covered, dominantly andesitic volcano grew within the
open calderas of two previous edifices which were destroyed by collapse to
the east, producing large debris avalanches that reached the Amazonian
lowlands. The modern edifice dates back to at least 14,000 years ago. It
towers above the tropical jungle on the east side; on the other sides flat
plains of ash have been eroded by heavy rains into steep-walled canyons up
to 600 m deep. The earliest report of an eruption was in 1628. Almost
continuous eruptions were reported from 1728 until 1916, and again from
1934 to the present. The almost constant activity has caused frequent
changes to the morphology of the summit crater complex.



Sources: Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN)
http://www.igepn.edu.ec/
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Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos (SGR) http://www.gestionderiesgos.gob.ec/
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Santa Maria  | Southwestern Guatemala  | 14.757°N, 91.552°W  | Summit elev.
3745 m



Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia e Hidrología
(INSIVUMEH) reported that high-level eruptive activity continued at Santa
Mariaâ??s Santiaguito lava-dome complex during 13-20 August with lava
extrusion, block collapses, and avalanches at the Caliente dome complex.
The continuous effusion of blocky lava produced block avalanches on the
domeâ??s flanks and occasional short-range pyroclastic flows that descended
multiple flanks. Accumulated material formed a promontory upslope of the
2022 lava flows in the Zanjón Seco (SW) and San Isidro (W) drainages.
During most nights and early mornings incandescence was visible around
Caliente dome. Daily explosions generated gas-and-ash plumes that rose
700-900 m above the summit and drifted mainly NW, W, and SW. Ashfall was
reported in areas downwind includinh Monte Claro (S) during 14-15 August
and in San Marcos (8 km SW) and Loma Linda Palajunoj (7 km SW) during 18-19
August. On 18 August a lahar descended the Tambor river in the SSW sector
of the volcano carrying sediment, tree trunks, branches, and volcanic
blocks up to 1 m in diameter. The lahar was hot and had a sulfur odor.



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 E 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) http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/
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Semeru  | Eastern Java  | 8.108°S, 112.922°E  | Summit elev. 3657 m



PVMBG reported that eruptive activity continued at Semeru during 14-20
August with multiple daily eruptive events recorded by the seismic network.
White-and-gray ash plumes that were sometimes dense rose 300-800 m above
the summit and drifted in multiple directions on most days; weather
conditions sometimes prevented visual confirmation of the eruptive events,
especially on 17 and 21 August. Incandescence at the summit was sometimes
visible in webcam images posted with the daily reports. The Alert Level
remained at 2 (the second lowest level on a scale of 1-4). The public was
warned to stay at least 5 km away from the summit in all directions, 13 km
from the summit to the SE, 500 m from the banks of the Kobokan drainage as
far as 17 km from the summit, and to avoid other drainages 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) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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Stromboli  | Aeolian Islands (Italy)  | 38.789°N, 15.213°E  | Summit elev.
924 m



INGV reported that eruptive activity continued at Stromboli during 12-18
August. Webcam images showed Strombolian activity at three vents in Area N
within the upper part of the Sciara del Fuoco, and from one vent at S2 in
Area C-S (South-Central Crater) on the crater terrace. The
variable-intensity explosive activity ejected coarse material (bombs and
lapilli) at a low rate. Spattering occurred at the southernmost vent in
Area N. Coincident with a peak in spattering activity at Area N at 1845 on
15 August lava began to overflow the crater and rapidly descended the
Sciara del Fuoco. The lava flow was active for about three hours and
followed a drainage formed during activity in July, reaching around 450 m
elevation. The flow was no longer active at 2210 and began to cool.



Geologic Summary. Spectacular incandescent nighttime explosions at
Stromboli have long attracted visitors to the "Lighthouse of the
Mediterranean" in the NE Aeolian Islands. This volcano 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 scarp
that formed about 5,000 years ago due to a series of slope failures which
extends 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)
http://www.ct.ingv.it/
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Suwanosejima  | Ryukyu Islands (Japan)  | 29.638°N, 129.714°E  | Summit
elev. 796 m



JMA reported that eruptive activity at Suwanosejima's Ontake Crater
continued during 12-19 August. Crater incandescence was observed nightly in
webcam images. Explosions at 0054 and 0207 on 12 August generated ash
plumes that rose 400-600 m above the crater rim and drifted SE. Eruptive
events were recorded at 2345 on 12 August, at 0432 on 13 August, at 1559,
1825, 1844, 2018, 2040, 2043, 2337, and 2356 on 15 August, at 0124, 0719,
1351, 1718, 1808, 2037, and 2336 on 16 August, and at 0147 on 17 August.
Ash plumes from the events rose 1-1.6 km above the crater rim, sometimes
drifting NE, N, NW, and W. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a 5-level
scale) and the public was warned to stay at least 1.5 km away from the
crater.



Geologic Summary. The 8-km-long island of Suwanosejima in the northern
Ryukyu Islands consists of an andesitic stratovolcano with two active
summit craters. The summit is truncated by a large breached crater
extending to the sea on the E flank that was formed by edifice collapse.
One of Japan's most frequently active volcanoes, it was in a state of
intermittent Strombolian activity from Otake, the NE summit crater, between
1949 and 1996, after which periods of inactivity lengthened. The largest
recorded eruption took place in 1813-14, when thick scoria deposits covered
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 an open collapse
scarp extending 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) http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/
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