Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 22-28 January 2025

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From: "Marlow, JoAnna" <MarlowJ@xxxxxx>


Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report
22-28 January 2025

Sally Sennert - Weekly Report Editor (kuhns@xxxxxx)
Zac Hastings - contributor (zhastings@xxxxxxxx)
JoAnna Marlow - contributor (jmarlow@xxxxxxxx)
URL: https://volcano.si.edu/reports_weekly.cfm
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New Activity/Unrest: Ahyi, United States  | Ibu, Indonesia  | Kilauea,
United States  | Purace, Colombia  | Whakaari/White Island, New Zealand

Ongoing Activity: Aira, Japan  | Dukono, Indonesia  | El Misti, Peru  |
Fuego, Guatemala  | Great Sitkin, United States  | Kanlaon, Philippines  |
Karymsky, Russia  | Lewotobi, Indonesia  | Marapi, Indonesia  | Merapi,
Indonesia  | Poas, Costa Rica  | Reventador, Ecuador  | Sabancaya, Peru  |
Sangay, Ecuador  | Santa Maria, Guatemala  | Semeru, Indonesia  |
Sheveluch, Russia  | Suwanosejima, Japan  | Ubinas, Peru

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

Unrest at Ahyi Seamount continued through 24 January. Satellite images
showed a plume of discolored water in the vicinity of the seamount on 18
January, indicating possible submarine activity. No signals coming from the
direction of Ahyi were identified in data from underwater pressure sensors
near Wake Island (about 2,270 km E of Ahyi). The Aviation Color Code
remained at Yellow (the second lowest level on a four-color scale) and the
Volcano Alert Level remained at Advisory (the second lowest level on a
four-level scale).

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

The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that
the eruption at Ibu continued during 22-28 January, with a decrease in
eruptive activity resulting in the Alert Level being lowered from Level 4
to Level 3 (on a scale of 1 to 4) at 1700 on 28 January. Additionally, the
recommended exclusion zone was adjusted in response to the new Alert Level
status, with the public now advised to maintain a distance of at least 4 km
from the eruption center, except in the N sector, where the distance
extends to 5 km from the N crater wall opening. Eruptive events were
recorded daily, generating gray and white-to-gray ash plumes that rose at
least 1.2 km above the summit and drifted multiple directions. Webcam
images posted with the eruption reports showed incandescence at the summit
and occasionally incandescent material being ejected above the summit
during explosions. In a special report, PVMBG noted that the lava dome
growing in the crater had exceeded the crater wall height, resulting in
small collapse avalanches onto the N and NW flanks. Deformation monitoring
data (Electronic Distance Measurement surveys) showed a deflationary trend
between 1 and 27 January.

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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Kilauea  | United States  | 19.421°N, 155.287°W  | Summit elev. 1222 m

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) reported that the eruption within
Kilaueaâ??s Kaluapele summit caldera continued during 22-28 January from
vents along the SW margin of Halemaâ??umaâ??u Crater. Sulfur dioxide emissions
were last recorded on 19 January, after the end of a lava-fountaining
episode, and averaged around 800 tonnes per day; sulfur dioxide emissions
likely continued at similar levels during 20-21 January. Incandescence was
strong at the N vent during 21-22 January, and weak, intermittent spatter
from the N vent was visible early on 22 January. Sustained spattering began
at about 1457 on 22 January around the time seismic tremor increased,
deflation was detected near the vent, and a sulfur dioxide gas discharge
was estimated at more than 10,000 tonnes per day. Lava flows were
established by 1459, followed at 1551 by domed fountains rising 5-10 m. The
activity continued overnight during 22-23 January with lava fountains
rising 30-50 m. Peleâ??s hair fell at the Steaming Bluff parking area and
lava flows covered about half of the crater floor. Eruptive activity at the
N vent paused at 0430 on 23 January. Intense incandescence from the N vent
and spots of orange glow from the crater floor were visible overnight
during 23-24 January.

Small, sporadic spattering at the N vent began at around 1800 on 24
January, strengthening into sustained lava fountains by 2315, and then lava
flows advancing onto the crater floor at 2328. Lava fountains were rising
as high as 45 m by midnight, and a second flow had developed. Fountain
heights began to decrease at 0200 on 25 January and by 0300 they were 15-30
m high, and the second lava flow was no longer active. Nearly half of the
crater floor had been covered by lava. Lava fountain activity gradually
declined throughout the morning and lava flows from the N vent stopped at
1236. A large area of erupted lava overturned around 1358 during a period
when lava was draining back into the N vent, and the lava surface at the
center of the crater floor dropped about 0.5 m. Spots of orange glow on the
crater floor were visible as the lava cooled. Strong incandescence at the N
vent was visible.

Around 1330 on 27 January small, sporadic spatter fountains began again and
continued to intensify into sustained fountaining by 1841. At 1940
fountains from the N vent were 30-40 m high and fed multiple lava flows. A
small fountain at the S vent fed a small flow from the S side of its cone.
By 0740 on 28 January the fountains at the N vent were about 40-45 m high
and at the S vent were about 30 m high. Then at 1043 the S vent stopped
erupting followed by the N vent at 1047. Lava flows covered more than half
of the crater floor. 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. 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)
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/
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Purace  | Colombia  | 2.32°N, 76.4°W  | Summit elev. 4650 m

The Servicio Geologico Colombiano (SGC) reported that the amplitude of
seismic tremor at Puracé increased during the afternoon of 21 January and
remained elevated through 23 January. Satellite images captured on 23
January showed a system of cracks and cavities formed during the ash
emission on 20 January. Gas-and-steam emissions rose from previously
existing fumarolic vents at the Puracé cone and from the two new vents that
had opened days before at the Curiquinga cone, located immediately SE of
Puracé. Significant levels of sulfur dioxide emissions continued to be
detected by instruments at the Puracé summit. Strong sulfur dioxide odors
were reported in the communities of Paletará (16 km SW), Puracé (11 km NW),
and Popayán (Cauca, 30 km NW). The Alert Level remained at Yellow (the
second lowest level on a four-color scale).

Geologic Summary. Puracé is an active andesitic volcano with a
600-m-diameter summit crater at the NW end of the Los Coconucos Volcanic
Chain. This volcanic complex includes nine composite and five monogenetic
volcanoes, extending from the Puracé crater more than 6 km SE to the summit
of Pan de Azúcar stratovolcano. The dacitic massif which the complex is
built on extends about 13 km NW-SE and 10 km NE-SW. Frequent small to
moderate explosive eruptions reported since 1816 CE have modified the
morphology of the summit crater, with the largest eruptions in 1849, 1869,
and 1885.

Source: Servicio Geológico Colombiano (SGC)
https://www2.sgc.gov.co/volcanes/index.html
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Whakaari/White Island  | New Zealand  | 37.52°S, 177.18°E  | Summit elev.
294 m

On 28 January GeoNet reported that emissions from Whakaari/White Island
during the previous few weeks were characterized as weak-to-moderate
gas-and-steam plumes that frequently contained minor amounts of ash. The
plumes were visible in images from satellite and webcams (at Whakatane and
Te Kaha), and during clearer weather conditions a larger plume was
occasionally visible from the Bay of Plenty. The New Zealand Met Service
also detected ash in the plumes using satellite images on some of the days.
Ash was not visible in emissions during a midday observation overflight on
14 January, but during an overflight to measure volcanic gases later that
afternoon, ash was visible in the emissions; sulfur dioxide gas flux was
higher compared to periods of lower volcanic activity. A minor event where
ash was visible in the plume was recorded in webcam images at 0710 on 27
January. The activity was consistent with moderate-to-heightened levels of
unrest, therefore the Volcanic Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of
0-5). The Aviation Color Code remained at Orange (the second highest level
on a four-color scale) due to the presence of ash in the emissions. GeoNet
stated that the Alert Levels were reflective of the current level of
activity, but there was uncertainty due to the current lack of consistent,
usable, real-time monitoring data; GeoNet relies on remote cameras and
satellite images to monitor Whakaari.

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  | 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 20-27 January.
Nightly crater incandescence was visible in webcam images. On 20 January
sulfur dioxide emissions were extremely high, averaging 3,200 tons per day.
Explosions at 1220 on 21 January, 1709 and 2246 on 22 January, 0243 on 23
January, and 1626 on 25 January produced ash plumes that rose 800-2,500 m
above the crater rim and drifted E, SE, S, and SW. Some explosions ejected
large blocks 900-1,300 m from the crater rim. 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
explosive activity continued at Dukono during 22-28 January. Emissions were
observed daily; white-and-gray emissions rose as high as 800 m above the
summit. Seismicity included 189-340 daily explosion events and episodes of
continuous tremor. The Alert Level remained at Level 2 (on a scale of 1 to
4), and the public was warned to stay outside of the 4-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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El Misti  | Peru  | 16.294°S, 71.409°W  | Summit elev. 5822 m

The Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) reported that a lahar descended the
SE flank of El Misti at 1054 on 27 January. The public was warned to stay
away from drainages and roads on that flank. The Alert Level remained at
Green (the lowest level on a four-color scale).

Geologic Summary. El Misti is a symmetrical andesitic stratovolcano with
nested summit craters that towers above the city of Arequipa, Peru. The
modern symmetrical cone, constructed within a small 1.5 x 2 km wide summit
caldera that formed between about 13,700 and 11,300 years ago, caps older
Pleistocene volcanoes that underwent caldera collapse about 50,000 years
ago. A large scoria cone has grown with the 830-m-wide outer summit crater.
At least 20 tephra-fall deposits and numerous pyroclastic-flow deposits
have been documented during the past 50,000 years, including a pyroclastic
flow that traveled 12 km to the south about 2000 years ago. The most recent
activity has been dominantly pyroclastic, and strong winds have formed a
parabolic dune field of volcanic ash extending up to 20 km downwind. An
eruption in the 15th century affected nearby Inca inhabitants. Some reports
of historical eruptions may represent increased fumarolic activity.

Source: Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) http://www.igp.gob.pe/
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Fuego  | Guatemala  | 14.473°N, 90.88°W  | Summit elev. 3763 m

The Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e
Hidrología (INSIVUMEH) reported that low-level eruptive activity continued
at Fuego during 22-28 January. Conditions for observation were often
unfavorable. Weak explosions were reported on 23 and 26 January, and weak
rumbling sounds were heard on 24 January. At night and early morning on 24
and 28 January crater incandescence was observed. Almost daily
gas-and-steam emissions were reported rising as high as 750 m above the
summit and drifted S, SW, and W.

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  | 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
21-28 January. The local seismic network did not detect any small
earthquakes on most or all days during the week. Cloudy satellite and
webcam images prevented clear observations. 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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Kanlaon  | Philippines  | 10.4096°N, 123.13°E  | Summit elev. 2422 m

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported
continuing eruptive activity at Kanlaon during 22-28 January. The seismic
network recorded 8-35 daily volcanic earthquakes. Volcanic tremor was
recorded during 25-27 January with 3-11 periods lasting 4-38 minutes at a
time. Average daily sulfur dioxide emissions ranged from 1,691 to 4,222
tonnes per day. Continuous moderate to voluminous gas-and-steam emissions
with occasional ash content rose 100-900 m above the summit and drifted SW
and W. During 23-27 January there were 1-14 periods of ash emission lasting
2-65 minutes. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 0-5); the public
was warned to stay 6 km away from the summit and pilots were warned 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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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 16-23 January. A weak thermal anomaly
over the volcano was identified in satellite images. 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  | Indonesia  | 8.542°S, 122.775°E  | Summit elev. 1703 m

The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that
eruptive activity continued at Lewotobi Laki-laki during 22-28 January.
Explosive events were recorded on 22-23 and 25-27 January, generating gray
or white-to-gray ash plumes that rose at least 1.6 km above the summit and
drifted in multiple directions, though daily emissions were also observed
in the absence of eruptions. Webcam images posted with the reports showed
daily incandescence at the summit and incandescent material being ejected
above the summit of the inner active cone during explosions. Faint rumbling
was heard at the Lewotobi Laki-laki Observation Post (7 km WNW) on 28
January. The Alert Level remained at 3 (on a scale of 1-4) and the public
was warned to stay 5 km away from the center of Laki-laki and 6 km in a
semicircle counterclockwise from the NE to the SW.

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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Marapi  | Indonesia  | 0.38°S, 100.474°E  | Summit elev. 2885 m

The Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) reported that
eruptive activity at Marapi (on Sumatra) was ongoing during 22-28 January.
White and gray gas-and-ash plumes rose as high as 750 m above the summit on
22, 26, and 28 January. White gas-and-steam emissions rose as high as 200 m
above the summit on 25 and 27 January; no emissions were observed during
23-24 January. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4) and the
public was warned to stay 3 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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Merapi  | Indonesia  | 7.54°S, 110.446°E  | Summit elev. 2910 m

The Balai Penyelidikan dan Pengembangan Teknologi Kebencanaan Geologi
(BPPTKG) reported that the eruption at Merapi (on Java) continued during
17-23 January. Seismicity was less intense than the previous week. The SW
lava dome produced 28 lava avalanches that traveled as far as 2 km SW down
the Bebeng drainage, 19 that traveled as far as 1.7 km SW down the Krasak
drainage, and 19 that traveled as far as 1.6 km SW down the Sat/Putih
drainage. Morphological changes at the SW dome were caused by continuing
effusion and collapses of material. No significant morphological changes at
the summit dome were visible. 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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Poas  | Costa Rica  | 10.2°N, 84.233°W  | Summit elev. 2697 m

The Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica-Universidad
Nacional (OVSICORI-UNA) reported an explosive eruption at Poás at 0602 on
23 January, but due to weather conditions no visual observations were made.
A VONA issued late on 24 January with no supporting details about the
activity was retracted the next day by OVSICORI-UNA, noting that there had
been no eruption. Volcanic tremor was high but fluctuated throughout the
week. High SO2 flux was reported at 400 tons per day (t/d) on 24 January.
An increase in uplift deformation was reported on 24 and 27 January.

Geologic Summary. The broad vegetated edifice of Poás, one of the most
active volcanoes of Costa Rica, contains three craters along a N-S line.
The frequently visited multi-hued summit crater lakes of the
basaltic-to-dacitic volcano are easily accessible by vehicle from the
nearby capital city of San José. A N-S-trending fissure cutting the complex
stratovolcano extends to the lower N flank, where it has produced the Congo
stratovolcano and several lake-filled maars. The southernmost of the two
summit crater lakes, Botos, last erupted about 7,500 years ago. The more
prominent geothermally heated northern lake, Laguna Caliente, is one of the
world's most acidic natural lakes, with a pH of near zero. It has been the
site of frequent phreatic and phreatomagmatic eruptions since an eruption
was reported in 1828. Eruptions often include geyser-like ejections of
crater-lake water.

Source: Observatorio Vulcanologico y Sismologico de Costa Rica-Universidad
Nacional (OVSICORI-UNA) http://www.ovsicori.una.ac.cr/
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Reventador  | Ecuador  | 0.077°S, 77.656°W  | Summit elev. 3562 m

The Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN) reported that
eruptive activity continued at Reventador during 22-28 January. Seismicity
was not reported on 22-23 January and only partly recorded on the morning
of 24 January, with 22 explosions, due to data transmission issues with the
seismic monitoring equipment. From the afternoon of 24 January to the
morning of 28 January, seismicity included 63-79 daily explosions,
long-period earthquakes, harmonic tremor, and tremor associated with
emissions. Weather conditions occasionally obscured views of summit
activity; however, when the weather permitted, ash-and-gas plumes were
observed in webcam and/or satellite images rising 300-1,300 m above the
crater and drifting W, WNW, and NW. The Washington VAAC also issued alerts
for ash and gas emissions. The surveillance camera network recorded
multiple instances of incandescent material descending as far as 800 m
below the crater rim overnight 24-27 January. 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.

Source: Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN)
http://www.igepn.edu.ec/
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Sabancaya  | Peru  | 15.787°S, 71.857°W  | Summit elev. 5960 m

The Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) reported that the eruption at
Sabancaya continued during 20-26 January with a daily average of three
explosions. Gas-and-ash plumes rose as high as 500 m above the summit and
drifted less than 10 km W and SW. Thermal anomalies over the lava dome in
the summit crater were identified in satellite data. Sulfur dioxide
emissions were at moderate levels, averaging 814 tons per day. No thermal
anomalies or significant deformation were detected. 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/
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Sangay  | Ecuador  | 2.005°S, 78.341°W  | Summit elev. 5286 m

The Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN) reported that
eruptive activity continued at Sangay during 22-28 January. The seismic
network recorded 52-165 daily explosions. During 22-24 and 27 January,
gas-and-ash emissions observed in webcam and/or satellite images rose as
high as 1.8 km above the summit and drifted multiple directions. The
Washington VAAC also issued alerts for ash and gas emissions on those
dates. Weather clouds obscured views of summit activity on 25-26 and 28
January. The surveillance camera network recorded multiple instances of
incandescence in the crater area during the nights of 22 and 23 January.
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.

Source: Instituto Geofísico-Escuela Politécnica Nacional (IG-EPN)
http://www.igepn.edu.ec/
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Santa Maria  | Guatemala  | 14.757°N, 91.552°W  | Summit elev. 3745 m

The Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e
Hidrología (INSIVUMEH) reported ongoing eruptive activity at Santa Mariaâ??s
Santiaguito dome complex during 22-28 January with continuing lava
extrusion at Caliente dome. Daily explosions, as many as 6 per hour when
reported, generated gas-and-ash plumes that rose as high as 1.2 km above
the dome and drifted SW, W, and NW. Effusion of blocky lava and collapses
of material produced block avalanches that descended the flanks in multiple
directions almost daily; the avalanches could sometimes be heard in areas
several kilometers away. Collapsed material produced short pyroclastic
flows on 26 and 27 January. Incandescence at the crater was sometimes
visible during dark hours. On 28 January ashfall was reported in Las Marías
(9.5 km S), Finca El Patrocinio (8 km SW), San Marcos (10 km SW), Loma
Linda Palajunoj (7 km SW), and other nearby communities, and forecasted for
areas downwind on most days.

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  | 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 22-28 January with several
daily eruptive events recorded by the seismic network. Gray or
white-and-gray ash plumes rose 400-1,200 m above the summit and drifted in
several directions. 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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Sheveluch  | Russia  | 56.653°N, 161.36°E  | Summit elev. 3283 m

The Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) reported that lava
extrusion may have continued at Sheveluchâ??s â??300 years of RASâ?? dome on the
SW flank of Old Sheveluch and at the Young Sheveluch dome during 16-23
January. Daily thermal anomalies over the domes were identified in
satellite images. Gas-and-steam plumes with variable amounts of ash drifted
60 km NE during 20-21 January, and plumes of resuspended ash drifted 300 km
SE during 21-23 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. 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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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 20-27 January. Incandescence
was observed nightly in webcam images. Discrete eruption events were
recorded at 1217 and 1407 on 22 January and at 0754 on 23 January.
Eruptions produced ash plumes that reached 1.2-1.5 km above the crater rim,
and ash drifted to the N and SW. One explosive event, detected by
infrasound monitoring equipment at 1527 on 25 January, produced ash
emissions that reached 800 m above the crater rim and drifted SW. Ballistic
projectiles were ejected as far as 300 m from the center of the crater.
Tremor accompanied the eruption events and ashfall was reported by the
Suwanosejima Branch of the Toshima Village Office (3.5 km SSW). The Alert
Level remained at 2 (the second level on a five-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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Ubinas  | Peru  | 16.345°S, 70.8972°W  | Summit elev. 5608 m

The Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) reported that a lahar descended the
Volcánmayo drainage on the SE flank of Ubinas at 1930 on 25 January. The
public was warned to stay away from the drainage and to avoid driving on
the Querapi-Ubinas-Huarina highway. The Alert Level remained at Yellow (the
second level on a four-color scale) and the public was warned to stay 2 km
away from the crater.

Geologic Summary. The truncated appearance of Ubinas, Perú's most active
volcano, is a result of a 1.4-km-wide crater at the summit. It is the
northernmost of three young volcanoes located along a regional structural
lineament about 50 km behind the main volcanic front. The growth and
destruction of Ubinas I was followed by construction of Ubinas II beginning
in the mid-Pleistocene. The upper slopes of the andesitic-to-rhyolitic
Ubinas II stratovolcano are composed primarily of andesitic and
trachyandesitic lava flows and steepen to nearly 45°. The steep-walled,
150-m-deep summit crater contains an ash cone with a 500-m-wide
funnel-shaped vent that is 200 m deep. Debris-avalanche deposits from the
collapse of the SE flank about 3,700 years ago extend 10 km from the
volcano. Widespread Plinian pumice-fall deposits include one from about
1,000 years ago. Holocene lava flows are visible on the flanks, but
activity documented since the 16th century has consisted of intermittent
minor-to-moderate explosive eruptions.

Source: Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) http://www.igp.gob.pe/
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