Monitoring worldwide volcanic activity
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21 years of tour guiding (1989-2010)
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Sunday 29th August 2010
Sinabung Volcano, Indonesia
Sinabung volcano erupted on 29th August 2010 for the first time in hundreds of years. Ash emissions reached a height of 1500 m. At least 12,000 people were evacuated.
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Thursday 26th August 2010
Galeras Volcano, Colombia
An eruption occurred at Galeras volcano, Colombia at 04:00 am on 25th August. The eruption was explosive and caused ashfall 12 km from the volcano. About 8000 people have been evacuated from areas surrounding the volcano.
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Tuesday 10th August 2010
Vanuatu Earthquake (Mag 7.3)
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit Vanuatu today at 04:23 pm local time. The epicentre was located 40 km NW of the capital Port Vila. A small 0.23 m high tsunami was generated. The closest active volcano to the epicentre is Kuwae volcano 100 km NNE.
Volcanoes of Vanuatu...
Thursday 5th August 2010
Papua New Guinea Earthquake (Mag 7.0)
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea today at 8:01 am local time. The epicentre was located 36 km SE of Pago volcano. The earthquake was felt in Kimbe, Kandrian and Pomio. No Tsunami was generated.
Volcanoes of Papua New Guinea...
Sunday 18th July 2010
Kilauea volcano, Hawaii
Eruptions continue at the summit and east rift zone at Kilauea volcano, Hawaii. A lava pond is active in Halamaumau crater at the summit. Lava continues to erupt from the east rift zone and flow through tubes towards the coast. The lava flow has advanced to the intersection of Highways 130 and 137 at Kaimu. On 16th July the sulphur dioxide emission rate from the summit remained elevated at 700 tonnes/day.
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Sunday 18th July 2010
Yasur volcano, Vanuatu
Activity remains high at Yasur volcano, Vanuatu. Since the beginning of 2010 there have been high levels of activity with lava bombs being ejected around the crater rim. The western side of Tanna Island has received ashfall.
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Volcanoes of Vanuatu...
Saturday 17th July 2010
Pacaya volcano, Guatemala
Activity at the summit of Pacaya volcano has been increasing, after a month of quiet. Seismometers recorded 97 explosions in the 24 hours to 16th July. Most ejected material is falling inside the crater. There are some pyroclastic flows down the south flank of the volcano. There is a small amount of ash emission from the crater. Pacaya volcano had a large summit eruption, and flank lava flow in May and June 2010.
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Volcanoes of Guatemala...
Saturday 17th July 2010
Klyuchevskoy volcano, Russia
Explosive and effusive eruptions continue at Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia. On July 9, 12, 14-15 strombolian eruptions occurred, and a plume reached an altitude of 22,000 ft. On 14th July an eruption plume extended 45 km NW of the volcano. Seismicity remained high during the past week.
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Saturday 10th July 2010
Krakatau volcano, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred at Krakatau volcano in Indonesia on Friday 9th July 2010. The earthquake epicentre was located at a depth of 73 km, 7 km NE of Anak Krakatau.
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