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Merapi volcano (Central Java, Indonesia), update: ash over Yogyakarta, pyroclastic flows and lava dome growth

Sat, 30 Oct 2010, 10:22 |
The strong eruptions last night showered Ygoya and Sleman cities with ash. Andy reports directly from the observatory Babadan, + 1279 m on the western slope, still mostly free of ash: "I witnessed 2 times pyroclastic flows since at 05.00 through Senowo river. Again last night 29 oct, around at 24.00 there was a massive glowing ash column rising up until 1,5 km, and all people at 5 at the distance 10 km from the summit must evacuated.
Merapi seems back to its typical style of building a lava dome, which is now growing from the old 2006 dome, and tends to grow to the south east and to the south west."

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Wed, 7 Sep 2005, 06:00

Cotopaxi volcano (Ecuador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 7 September-13 September 2005 (Continuing Activity)

During 29 August to 4 September, the number of long-period and hybrid earthquakes at Cotopaxi decreased slightly, and the number of volcano-tectonic earthquakes increased, in comparison to the previous week. No changes in deformation were recorded, and no surficial changes were seen at the volcano. ... Read all
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Cotopaxi volcano (Ecuador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 31 August-6 September 2005 (Continuing Activity)

During 22-28 August, a large number of long-period (LP) and hybrid earthquakes continued to be recorded at Cotopaxi. Increased seismicity was first recorded in late July. Most of the events recorded during the report period were small, and were recorded mainly at stations nearest to the crater. ... Read all
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Cotopaxi volcano
stratovolcano 5911 m / 19,393 ft
Ecuador, -0.68°S / -78.44°W
Current status: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5) Cotopaxi volcano eruptions:
2015-16, 1942(?), 1940, 1939(?), 1931(?), 1928-30(?), 1905-08, 1903, 1895, 1886, 1885, 1883?, 1883, 1882, 1880, 1879, 1878, 1877, 1870-76, 1870, 1869, 1868, 1867, 1866, 1863, 1860-62, 1859, 1858, 1857, 1856, 1856, 1855, 1854, 1853, 1852, 1851, 1850, 1845, 1844, 1803, 1768, 1766, 1750, 1747-49, 1746, 1744, 1743, 1743, 1742, 1742, 1740-41, 1738, 1698, 1534, 1533, 1532, 1400, 1260, 1130, 950, 770, 760, 740, 550, 370, 180, 140, 110, 70, 80 BC, 230 BC, 1510 BC, 2220 BC, 2640 BC
Typical eruption style
explosive
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