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by Jeremie RICHARD GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AFP) — A volcano that spewed glowing red lava near Iceland’s capital Reykjavik after awakening for the first time in 900 years appeared to be subsiding on Saturday, posing no danger to people, experts said. Streams of red lava bubbled and flowed out of a fissure in a valley in Geldingadalur, close to Mount Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland. As the lava flow slowed under rain showers […]
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — Floods and ashfall from rumbling volcano Sangay have destroyed around 60,000 hectares (150,000 acres) of land and crops across Ecuador, affecting 350,000 people, the risk management service (SNGRE) said on Saturday. “We support the population affected by the fall of ash from Sangay and floods nationwide,” President Lenin Moreno tweeted. Moreno also announced the restructuring of “agricultural loans” and the dispatch of “teams to assist our farmers.” About 16,320 hectares […]
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) — The San Cristobal volcano, the highest in Nicaragua and one of its most active, spewed a cloud of ash Tuesday that blanketed the city of Chinandega and surrounding communities, a local journalist told AFP. The surprise eruption ejected a column of smoke and ash that was dumped as far as 17 kilometers (10.5 miles) from the volcano’s foot, Nicaragua journalist Carol Altamirano said. The INETER territorial studies institute has not issued […]
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) — A small volcanic eruption could be imminent on the southwestern tip of Iceland some 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the capital Reykjavik, authorities said on Wednesday. Tremors signalling a potential eruption were detected on Wednesday afternoon, near Mount Keilir, inactive for the past 800 years, the Icelandic Met Office said. A 5.7-magnitude earthquake was registered in the area last week. “The magma is fracturing and it is so close to the […]
MEDAN, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian volcano erupted on Tuesday morning spewing a spectacular column of ash thousands of metres (feet) into a powder blue sky. Vulcanologists recorded 13 separate blasts as Mount Sinabung leapt to life, belching debris up to 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) above Sumatra. There was no immediate danger to life or property, authorities said, with a five-kilometre (three-mile) ring around the volcano having been left unoccupied over recent years. No evacuation […]
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) — A powerful earthquake on Wednesday rocked southwestern Iceland, including the capital Reykjavik, triggering increased volcanic activity but causing no serious injuries or damage, authorities said. The epicentre of the quake was located near Mount Keilir, a small mountain of 378 metres (1,240 feet) on the Reykjanes peninsula, some 30 kilometres (19 miles) south of Reykjavik, authorities added. The US Geological Survey measured one tremor at a magnitude of 5.6 some […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted on Friday, belching out fiery red lava. The volcano, close to Indonesia’s cultural capital Yogyakarta on Java island, had already spewed lava almost two dozen times over the two last days and caused hundreds of minor volcanic quakes, according to a report by Indonesia’s geological agency. “This morning, lava avalanches were observed seven times,” the agency said, with the […]
(Eagle News) — Three rockfall events were monitored at Mayon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, was sulfur dioxide emission. The emission was last measured at an average of 634 tons on January 27, PHIVOLCS said. Both inflation and deflation were recorded in different sectors of the volcano. PHIVOLCS reminded the public that while no magmatic eruption was imminent, […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Indonesia’s Mount Merapi, erupted Wednesday, belching out huge clouds of smoke and ash that billowed down the sides of its rumbling crater. The volcano, near Indonesia’s cultural capital Yogyakarta, shot hot ash into the air around three dozen times throughout the day. Some of it travelled as far as three kilometres (two miles) away from its peak, Indonesia’s geological agency said. Authorities told residents […]
By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau HONOLULU, United States (Eagle News) — Within less than three years since its last eruption in 2018, Kīlauea Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island is once again showing signs of increased activity. The US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) recorded a magnitude 4.4 earthquake located beneath Kīlauea Volcano’s south flank on Sunday, December 20, at 10:36 pm Hawaii time (4:36 pm Philippine Time). HVO estimated the eruption began […]
HONOLULU, United States (AFP) — The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted, authorities said, warning of a possible “significant emission” of volcanic ash into the atmosphere. “An eruption has commenced within Kilauea’s summit caldera,” shortly after 9:30 pm local time (0730 GMT), said the United States Geological Survey (USGS). “The situation is rapidly evolving and HVO (Hawaiian Volcano Observatory) will issue another statement when more information is available.” Images posted by the Hawaii Volcanoes […]
(Eagle News) — Two volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, were sulfur dioxide and steam emissions. PHIVOLCS said the emission of white steam-laden plumes was moderate. Sulfur dioxide emission was at an average of 336 tons on November 24. PHIVOLCS said a slight inflation of the lower and mid slopes since June 2020, […]
