Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 13-19 November 2024

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


Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report

13-19 November 2024



Sally Sennert - Weekly Report Editor (kuhns@xxxxxx)

URL: https://volcano.si.edu/reports_weekly.cfm
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New Activity/Unrest: Ahyi, United States  | Iya, Indonesia  | Kanlaon,
Philippines  | Karangetang, Indonesia  | Lewotobi, Indonesia  |
Lokon-Empung, Indonesia  | Marapi, Indonesia  | Sheveluch, Russia



Ongoing Activity: Aira, Japan  | Dukono, Indonesia  | Great Sitkin, United
States  | Ibu, Indonesia  | Karymsky, Russia  | Katmai, United States  |
Manam, Papua New Guinea  | Popocatepetl, Mexico  | Reventador, Ecuador  |
Sabancaya, Peru  | Sangay, Ecuador  | Santa Maria, Guatemala  | Semeru,
Indonesia  | Suwanosejima, 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





Ahyi  | United States  | 20.42°N, 145.03°E  | Summit elev. -75 m



On 20 November the Aviation Color Code for Ahyi Seamount was raised to
Yellow (the second lowest level on a four-color scale) and the Volcano
Alert Level was raised to Advisory (the second lowest level on a four-level
scale) due to an ongoing submarine eruption. Plumes of discolored water
were observed extending as far as several hundred meters away from the
volcano in satellite images on 1, 10, and 19 November. Retrospective
analysis of older satellite data revealed minor activity extending back to
5 August. Possible pumice floating on the ocean surface was identified in
the most recent image. No volcanic activity was identified in data from
underwater pressure sensors near Wake Island (about 2,270 km E of Ahyi),
though submarine plumes had been observed in the past without clear
hydroacoustic signals.



Geologic Summary. Ahyi seamount is a large conical submarine volcano that
rises to within 75 m of the ocean surface ~18 km SE of the island of
Farallon de Pajaros in the northern Marianas. Water discoloration has been
observed there, and in 1979 the crew of a fishing boat felt shocks over the
summit area, followed by upwelling of sulfur-bearing water. On 24-25 April
2001 an explosive eruption was detected seismically by a station on
Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago. The event was well constrained (+/- 15
km) at a location near the southern base of Ahyi. An eruption in April-May
2014 was detected by NOAA divers, hydroacoustic sensors, and seismic
stations.



Source: US Geological Survey https://www.usgs.gov/
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Iya  | Indonesia  | 8.891°S, 121.641°E  | Summit elev. 618 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that
white-and-gray emissions at Iya rose as high as 300 m above the crater rim
and drifted NE, N, W, and SW during 13-14 November. White plumes rose
100-300 m above the crater rim and drifted in multiple directions during
the rest of the week. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4) and
the public was warned to stay 3 km away from the active crater area in all
directions and 5 km away to the south.



Geologic Summary. Gunung Iya is the southernmost of a group of three
volcanoes comprising a small peninsula south of the city of Ende on central
Flores Island. The cones to the north, Rooja and Pui, appear to be slightly
older and have not shown historical activity, although Pui has a youthful
profile (a reported 1671 eruption of Pui was considered to have originated
from Iya volcano). Iya, whose truncated southern side drops steeply to the
sea, has had numerous moderate explosive eruptions during historical time.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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Kanlaon  | Philippines  | 10.4096°N, 123.13°E  | Summit elev. 2422 m



The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported
continuing unrest at Kanlaon during 13-19 November. The seismic network
recorded 3-13 daily volcanic earthquakes, and sulfur dioxide emissions
ranged from 4,246 to 7,818 tonnes per day. Daily moderate-to-voluminous gas
emissions with intermittent ash rose as high as 1 km above the summit and
drifted several directions. During 15-17 and 19 November there were 4-6
daily ash emission events, each lasting as short as 2 minutes and as long
as one hour and 43 minutes. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of
0-5) and PHIVOLCS reminded the public to remain outside of the 4-km-radius
Permanent Danger Zone and warned pilots not to fly close to the volcano.



Geologic Summary. Kanlaon volcano (also spelled Canlaon) forms the highest
point on the Philippine island of Negros. The massive andesitic
stratovolcano is covered 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 active vent, Lugud crater, to the south. Eruptions
recorded since 1866 have typically consisted of phreatic explosions of
small-to-moderate size that produce minor local ashfall.



Source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)
http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/
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Karangetang  | Indonesia  | 2.781°N, 125.407°E  | Summit elev. 1797 m



Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that white
emissions that were sometimes dense rose 50-400 m above Karangetangâ??s
summit during 13-19 November. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of
1-4) and the public was advised to stay 2.5 km away from Kawah Dua (North
Crater) and the Main Crater (South Crater) with an extension to 3.5 km
along the W, SW, S, and SE flanks.



Geologic Summary. Karangetang (Api Siau) volcano lies at the northern end
of the island of Siau, about 125 km NNE of the NE-most point of Sulawesi.
The stratovolcano contains five summit craters along a N-S line. It is one
of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, with more than 40 eruptions recorded
since 1675 and many additional small eruptions that were not documented
(Neumann van Padang, 1951). Twentieth-century eruptions have included
frequent explosive activity sometimes accompanied by pyroclastic flows and
lahars. Lava dome growth has occurred in the summit craters; collapse of
lava flow fronts have produced pyroclastic flows.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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Lewotobi  | Indonesia  | 8.542°S, 122.775°E  | Summit elev. 1703 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that
eruptive activity at Lewotobi Laki-laki remained at a high-level during
13-19 November, producing ash plumes, lava fountaining, and an advancing
lava flow on the W flank, and continued to impact residents and
transportation. Daily white-and-gray ash plumes rose as high as 2.5 km
above the summit and drifted SW, W, and NW. According to the Darwin VAAC
ash plumes rose 2.4-4.6 km (8,000-15,000 ft) a.s.l. during 13-16 November,
or with maximum above-summit heights of 2.9 km on 13 November and 2.6 km
during 14-16 November.



Webcam images captured during dark hours throughout the week often showed
summit incandescence. A webcam image from 0013 on 15 November captured
either tall lava fountaining or the explosion of incandescent material high
above the summit, and incandescent material descending the upper flanks. A
webcam image from 0018 on 17 November showed areas of incandescence on the
distal part of the W flank lava flow. The flow advance towards Klatanlo
Village (3 km NW) based on a drone overflight later that day. According to
a news article BNPB stated that residents from Klatanlo Village will not be
permitted to return to their homes due to unsafe conditions and will be
relocated. The village will also be prone to potential lahars. Residents
were prohibited within a radius of 7 km from the center of Laki-laki,
though on 18 November the extended zone on the SW, W, and NW flanks was
reduced to 8 km. Loud rumbling was reported on 19 November.



News articles noted that multiple domestic and international flights in and
out of Lombok Airport were cancelled or rerouted on 13 November mainly due
to ash from the 9-km-high ash plume produced on 12 November. The Komodo
International Airport (313 km W), Frans Xavier Seda Airport (252 km W), H.
Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (126 km WSW), and the Soa Airport (190 km W)
remained closed, and tourists and residents continued to be moved to other
islands by boat. On 14 November the Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport
(840 km W) cancelled 41 domestic and international flights. As of 2000 on
15 November a total of 6,388 evacuees remained in evacuation shelters
across six locations. By 18 November almost all airports had returned to
normal operations; the Frans Xavier Seda Airport remained closed.



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.



Sources: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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;

Antara News
https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4475105/bnpb-nyatakan-penduduk-desa-klatanlo-flores-timur-harus-dipindahkan
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Antara News
https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4463977/bandara-bali-90-penerbangan-batal-dalam-sehari-dampak-erupsi
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Antara News
https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4464537/wisatawan-batal-ke-ntb-dampak-letusan-gunung-lewotobi-laki-laki
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Antara News
https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4464825/kemenhub-73-kapal-bantu-angkut-1668-korban-terdampak-erupsi-lewotobi
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Antara News
https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4465353/penerbangan-di-bandara-lombok-kembali-normal
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Antara News
https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4466374/bmkg-deteksi-abu-vulkanik-mengarah-ke-barat-daya-barat-lewotobi
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Antara News
https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4471505/polri-bangun-dapur-umum-bagi-pengungsi-erupsi-gunung-lewotobi
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Antara News
https://m.antaranews.com/amp/berita/4480273/mensos-stok-logistik-korban-erupsi-lewotobi-cukup-hingga-dua-pekan
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Lokon-Empung  | Indonesia  | 1.358°N, 124.792°E  | Summit elev. 1580 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported
continuing unrest at Lokon-Empung during 13-19 November. Daily white
emissions rose as high as 20 m above the summit and drifted multiple
directions. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4) and the
public was warned to stay 3 km away from the crater.



Geologic Summary. The Lokong-Empung volcanic complex, rising above the
plain of Tondano in North Sulawesi, includes four peaks and an active
crater. Lokon, the highest peak, has a flat craterless top. The
morphologically younger Empung cone 2 km NE has a 400-m-wide, 150-m-deep
crater that erupted last in the 18th century. A ridge extending 3 km WNW
from Lokon includes the Tatawiran and Tetempangan peaks. All eruptions
since 1829 have originated from Tompaluan, a 150 x 250 m crater in the
saddle between Lokon and Empung. These eruptions have primarily produced
small-to-moderate ash plumes that sometimes damaged croplands and houses,
but lava-dome growth and pyroclastic flows have also occurred.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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Marapi  | Indonesia  | 0.38°S, 100.474°E  | Summit elev. 2885 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that
unrest at Marapi (on Sumatra) was ongoing during 13-19 November. No
emissions were observed during 13-15 November possibly due to weather
clouds obscuring views. White emissions were observed rising 100-300 m
above the crater rim and drifting in multiple directions during 16-17
November. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public
was warned to stay 4.5 km away from the active crater.



Geologic Summary. Gunung Marapi, not to be confused with the better-known
Merapi volcano on Java, is Sumatra's most active volcano. This massive
complex stratovolcano rises 2,000 m above the Bukittinggi Plain in the
Padang Highlands. A broad summit contains multiple partially overlapping
summit craters constructed within the small 1.4-km-wide Bancah caldera. The
summit craters are located along an ENE-WSW line, with volcanism migrating
to the west. More than 50 eruptions, typically consisting of
small-to-moderate explosive activity, have been recorded since the end of
the 18th century; no lava flows outside the summit craters have been
reported in historical time.



Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known
as CVGHM) http://vsi.esdm.go.id/
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Sheveluch  | Russia  | 56.653°N, 161.36°E  | Summit elev. 3283 m



The Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported that lava
extrusion continued at Sheveluchâ??s â??300 years of RASâ?? (Karan) dome on the
SW flank of Old Sheveluch and at the dome at Young Sheveluch through 14
November. Ash plumes generated from a strong explosive eruption during 7-8
November and continuing activity at the lava domes during 9-10 November
drifted as far as 1,200 km E and SE. 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 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.



Source: Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT)
http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php
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Ongoing Activity





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



The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported ongoing eruptive activity at
Minamidake Crater (Aira Calderaâ??s Sakurajima volcano) during 4-11 November.
Nightly crater incandescence was visible in webcam images and very small
eruptive events were periodically recorded. An explosion at 0422 on 18
November generated an ash plume that rose 700 m above the crater rim and
drifted SE. 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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Dukono  | Indonesia  | 1.6992°N, 127.8783°E  | Summit elev. 1273 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that
the eruption at Dukono was ongoing during 13-19 November. Gray-and-white
ash plumes that were sometimes dense rose 100-700 m above the summit; the
plumes drifted NW, W, and SW during 13-15 and 18 November. Emissions were
not observed during 16-17 November. 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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Great Sitkin  | United States  | 52.076°N, 176.13°W  | Summit elev. 1740 m



The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) reported that slow lava effusion
continued to feed a thick lava flow in Great Sitkinâ??s summit crater during
13-19 November. The lava flow had filled most of the summit crater with
minor advancement in the N part of the E lobe. The local seismic network
continued to detect small earthquakes associated with the ongoing eruption.
The last radar image, acquired on 14 November, confirmed ongoing effusion.
Weather clouds obscured webcam and satellite views of the summit most of
the week, though during 17-18 November elevated surface temperatures over
the summit and diffuse steam plumes were identified in satellite images.
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/
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://avo.alaska.edu/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9q7kPft5w$>





Ibu  | Indonesia  | 1.488°N, 127.63°E  | Summit elev. 1325 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that
activity at Ibu continued during 13-19 November. Daily gray or
white-and-gray ash plumes that were often dense rose as high as 3 km above
the summit and drifted in multiple directions. Some webcam images posted
with the reports showed incandescence visible above the crater rim. 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/
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://vsi.esdm.go.id/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9o_QgaSzg$>





Karymsky  | Russia  | 54.049°N, 159.443°E  | Summit elev. 1513 m



The Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported moderate
levels of activity at Karymsky during 8-14 November. A thermal anomaly over
the volcano was identified in satellite images during the week and ash
plumes drifted E and SE on 8 and 12 November. 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
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.kscnet.ru/ivs/kvert/index_eng.php__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9pC-U3oyg$>





Katmai  | United States  | 58.279°N, 154.9533°W  | Summit elev. 2047 m



The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) reported that on 17 November strong
winds in the vicinity of Katmai and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
dispersed unconsolidated ash up to 1.8 km (6,000 ft) a.s.l. to the SE. The
ash was originally deposited during the Novarupta-Katmai eruption in 1912.
The Volcano Alert Level remained at Normal (the lowest level on a
four-level scale) and the Aviation Color Code remained at Green (the lowest
level on a four-color scale).



Geologic Summary. Katmai was initially considered to be the source of the
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes ash flow in 1912. However, the 3 x 4 km
caldera of 1912 is now known to have formed as a result of the voluminous
eruption at nearby Novarupta volcano. The edifice had four NE-SW-trending
summits, most of which were truncated by the 1912 collapse. Two or more
large explosive eruptions took place during the late Pleistocene. Most of
the two overlapping pre-1912 Katmai volcanoes are Pleistocene, but Holocene
lava flows from a flank vent descend the SE flank of the SW edifice into
the Katmai River canyon. The steep walled young caldera has a jagged rim
that rises 500-1,000 m above the caldera floor and contains a deep lake.
Lake waters have covered a small post-collapse lava dome (Horseshoe Island)
that was seen on the caldera floor at the time of the initial ascent to the
caldera rim in 1916.



Source: US Geological Survey Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO)
https://avo.alaska.edu/
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://avo.alaska.edu/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9q7kPft5w$>





Manam  | Papua New Guinea  | 4.08°S, 145.037°E  | Summit elev. 1807 m



The Darwin VAAC reported that at 0900 on 15 November an ash plume from
Manam was identified in satellite images rising to 2.1 km (7,000 ft) a.s.l.
and drifting NW. The plume had dissipated by 1100 on 16 November. A period
of continuous ash emissions was identified in satellite images during
0430-1730 on 17 November. Weather clouds and darkness obscured views
through the night but by 0920 on 18 November the ash plumes were no longer
visible and had dissipated.



Geologic Summary. The 10-km-wide island of Manam, lying 13 km off the
northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea, is one of the country's most
active volcanoes. Four large radial valleys extend from the unvegetated
summit of the conical basaltic-andesitic stratovolcano to its lower flanks.
These valleys channel lava flows and pyroclastic avalanches that have
sometimes reached the coast. Five small satellitic centers are located near
the island's shoreline on the northern, southern, and western sides. Two
summit craters are present; both are active, although most observed
eruptions have originated from the southern crater, concentrating eruptive
products during much of the past century into the SE valley. Frequent
eruptions, typically of mild-to-moderate scale, have been recorded since
1616. Occasional larger eruptions have produced pyroclastic flows and lava
flows that reached flat-lying coastal areas and entered the sea, sometimes
impacting populated areas.



Source: Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC)
http://www.bom.gov.au/aviation/volcanic-ash/darwin-va-advisory.shtml
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.bom.gov.au/aviation/volcanic-ash/darwin-va-advisory.shtml__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9pJacrWyg$>





Popocatepetl  | Mexico  | 19.023°N, 98.622°W  | Summit elev. 5393 m



Centro Nacional de Prevención de Desastres (CENAPRED) reported that
eruptive activity continued at Popocatépetl during 12-19 November. The
seismic network recorded 11-52 long-period events per day that were
accompanied by steam-and-gas emissions sometimes containing minor amounts
of ash. The seismic network also recorded daily tremor, characterized at
high-frequency and low-to-moderate amplitude, with periods lasting four
hours and 54 minutes to as long as eight hours and five minutes. According
to the Washington VAAC ash plumes were visible in webcam and satellite
images during 13-16 November rising 5.8-7 km (19,000-23,000 ft) a.s.l. and
drifting mostly SW, W, and NW and occasionally N and NNE. 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
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gob.mx/cenapred__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9q3HNZp5Q$>
;

Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC)
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/VAAC/messages.html__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9p_WFy-OQ$>





Reventador  | Ecuador  | 0.077°S, 77.656°W  | Summit elev. 3562 m



Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN) reported that an
eruption at Reventador was ongoing during 12-19 November. Seismicity was
characterized by 66-101 daily explosions, long-period earthquakes, harmonic
tremor, and tremor associated with emissions. Daily or near-daily
ash-and-gas plumes were observed in webcam images and/or satellite images
rising 200-1,200 m above the crater and drifted in different directions.
Incandescent material was observed nightly descending the flanks as far as
1 km below the crater rim. Weather conditions sometimes obscured views,
especially on 16 November. 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/
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.igepn.edu.ec/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9rQ_OE7lQ$>
;

Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos (SGR) http://www.gestionderiesgos.gob.ec/
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.gestionderiesgos.gob.ec/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9q6gwf6Bg$>





Sabancaya  | Peru  | 15.787°S, 71.857°W  | Summit elev. 5960 m



Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) reported that the eruption at Sabancaya
continued during 11-17 November with a daily average of nine explosions.
Gas-and-ash plumes rose as high as 1.4 km above the summit and drifted less
than 10 km NW, W, and SW. Thermal anomalies over the lava dome in the
summit crater were identified in satellite data. Slight inflation was
detected N of Hualca Hualca (7 km N). Sulfur dioxide emissions were at
moderate levels, averaging 551 tons per day. The Alert Level remained at
Orange (the third level on a four-color scale) and the public was warned to
stay outside of a 12 km radius from the summit.



Geologic Summary. Sabancaya, located in the saddle NE of Ampato and SE of
Hualca Hualca volcanoes, is the youngest of these volcanic centers and the
only one to have erupted in historical time. The oldest of the three,
Nevado Hualca Hualca, is of probable late-Pliocene to early Pleistocene
age. The name Sabancaya (meaning "tongue of fire" in the Quechua language)
first appeared in records in 1595 CE, suggesting activity prior to that
date. Holocene activity has consisted of Plinian eruptions followed by
emission of voluminous andesitic and dacitic lava flows, which form an
extensive apron around the volcano on all sides but the south. Records of
observed eruptions date back to 1750 CE.



Source: Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) http://www.igp.gob.pe/
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.igp.gob.pe/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9q6MAnaBw$>





Sangay  | Ecuador  | 2.005°S, 78.341°W  | Summit elev. 5286 m



Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN) reported that
eruptive activity continued at Sangay during 12-19 November. The seismic
network recorded 12-41 daily explosions; during 13-14 November there were
376 explosions detected. Gas-and-ash plumes visible in webcam and/or
satellite images rose 400-1,200 m above the summit and drifted E, SW, and W
during 12-15 November. Weather clouds often obscured views of the volcano.
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/
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.igepn.edu.ec/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9rQ_OE7lQ$>
;

Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos (SGR) http://www.gestionderiesgos.gob.ec/
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.gestionderiesgos.gob.ec/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9q6gwf6Bg$>





Santa Maria  | Guatemala  | 14.757°N, 91.552°W  | Summit elev. 3745 m



Instituto Nacional de Sismologia, Vulcanologia, Meteorologia, e Hidrologia
(INSIVUMEH) reported ongoing eruptive activity at Santa Mariaâ??s Santiaguito
dome complex during 12-19 November with continuing lava extrusion at
Caliente dome. Daily explosions (a few per hour) generated gas-and-ash
plumes that rose as high as 900 m above the dome and drifted in several
directions; cloudy weather during 17-18 November prevented visual
observations, though explosions and avalanches were heard. Effusion of
blocky lava and collapses of material produced block avalanches that
descended the SE, S, and SW flanks. Collapsed material produced short
pyroclastic flows during 14-16 November. Incandescence was sometimes
visible during dark hours from avalanches of material at the dome as well
as explosions. Ashfall was reported in areas downwind during 15-16 November
including San Marcos (8 km SW), Lome Linda Palajunoj (7 km SW), Las Marías
(10 km S), Calaguaché (9 km S), and Belén (10 km S). On 19 November ashfall
was reported in Santa María de Jesús (5 km SE), La Muralla (8 km ENE),
Zunil (10 km NE), and surrounding areas.



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/
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.insivumeh.gob.gt/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9okxdTDjQ$>





Semeru  | Indonesia  | 8.108°S, 112.922°E  | Summit elev. 3657 m



The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that
eruptive activity continued at Semeru during 13-19 November with several
daily eruptive events recorded by the seismic network. Daily white-and-gray
ash plumes that were sometimes dense rose 300-700 m above the summit and
drifted S and SW. Weather conditions sometimes prevented views of the
summit. 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/
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://vsi.esdm.go.id/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9o_QgaSzg$>





Suwanosejima  | Japan  | 29.638°N, 129.714°E  | Summit elev. 796 m



The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported that eruptive activity at
Suwanosejima's Ontake Crater continued during 11-18 November. Crater
incandescence was observed nightly in webcam images. A period of continuous
ash emissions during 0107-0200 on 16 November produced ash plumes that rose
as high as 1.5 km above the crater rim. An explosion was recorded at 1127
and produced ash emissions that rose 300 m above the crater rim and entered
weather clouds. Ash emissions continued, rising as high as 1.1 km above the
cater rim, and ceased at 1344. An eruptive event at 1542 on 16 November
generated an ash plume that rose 1 km above the crater rim and drifted W.
An explosion at 1619 generated an ash plume that rose 1.5 km above the
crater rim and drifted W. No emissions were described from and explosion at
1920. Ashfall was occasionally observed within a 1.5-km-radius according to
the Suwanosejima Branch of the Toshima Village Office (3.5 km SSW). 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/
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!eSDgPUNr5TCeiRqoBPJCeb9l5NNNasMKSJWbZn4HVgucgZZwfbzrNaE2EqWhlGdNMS1KVHPYl7ju1xw6z9oysK1-sg$>



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