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Stromboli volcano (Italy) activity update: activity has been decreasing

Fri, 12 Jul 2019, 07:30 | BY: T
Stromboli seen this morning from the Punta Labronzo (image: LGS webcam)
Stromboli seen this morning from the Punta Labronzo (image: LGS webcam)
Seismic tremor during the past 14 days (image: LGS)
Seismic tremor during the past 14 days (image: LGS)
Comparison of the crater area before and after the paroxysm, showing the location of the new vent in the SW corner (images: Sentinel / LGS)
Comparison of the crater area before and after the paroxysm, showing the location of the new vent in the SW corner (images: Sentinel / LGS)
Zoom onto the crater showing the new lava flow from the SW vent (image: LGS)
Zoom onto the crater showing the new lava flow from the SW vent (image: LGS)
The activity at the volcano remains elevated, but seems to be decreasing compared to previous days.
Judging from visible observations there seem to be less strong and less frequent explosions, and the lava flow(s) from the new SW vent have been reduced and if still active are limited to the upper slopes. Tremor amplitude although still high has also overall been decreasing during the past days.
The attached images show the changes of the crater and the position of the new vent in the SW corner of the crater terrace, following the explosion and partial crater collapse during the paroxysm on 3 July.

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Stromboli volcano (Italy): lava flow reaches the sea

Active lava flow on Stromboli seen yesterday evening (image: www.weathersicily.it / facebook)
A lava flow is active on the western Sciara del Fuoco and according www.weathersicily.it reached the sea yesterday evening. However, as of today, while it is still active, its effusion rate seems to have decreased and probably no longer reaches the shore. Read all
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Stromboli volcano
stratovolcano 926 m
Eolian Islands, Italy, 38.79°N / 15.21°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Stromboli volcano eruptions:
Persistant (near-constant) activity since at least 2-3000 years. Most recent effusive (lava flow) eruptions from Dec. 2002-July 2003, March 2007, Aug-Oct 2014. Paroxysm 3 July 2019
Typical eruption style
Small explosive (strombolian) eruptions, typically every 20-30 mins. Intermittently, ca. every 2-20 years, minor effusive eruptions (lava flows); on average 2-5 times per year larger explosions.
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