Stromboli volcano (Italy): moderately strong activity

Tue, 26 Jun 2012, 15:53 | BY: T

Powerful eruption of Stromboli's east crater, showering its flanks with incandescent bombs (photo: Marc Szlegat)

Our colleague Marc Szlegat just returned from a visit to Stromboli volcano whose activity has recently been increasing. Marc observed that there were 5 active glowing vents within the crater terrace. The most spectacular explosions took place from the eastern vent, the cone that had been building since 2009. They occurred roughly every 20 minutes, with sometime powerful explosions ejecting lava bombs up to 300 m height, many of which falling onto the Sciara del Fuoco.
Frequent eruptions also occurred from the western vent, with typical ejection heights of 50-100 m, and occasionally up to about 200 m. A third vent in the central crater and rarely a vent at the extreme western end of the crater erupted occasionally as well.

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Fri, 8 Jun 2012, 07:38

Stromboli volcano (Italy) activity update: strong and frequent explosions at summit crater

Stromboli volcano is in a phase of strong activity. Reports by visitors and images taken with the webcams show that in particular the northwestern vent in the summit crater often produces strong explosions that shower the crater terrace with incandescent lava. Read all

Sun, 18 Sep 2011, 08:00

Stromboli volcano (Italy): activity back to normal levels, summit reopened

2-3 few days ago, the activity of Stromboli decreased significantly from its record intensity observed during the first half of September, and is now back at normal levels. ... Read all

Mon, 12 Sep 2011, 18:12

Stromboli volcano (Italy), activity update: extremely strong activity

Eruption of an exploding lava bubble from the NE crater (9 Sep 2011)

During most of August and up to today, Stromboli's activity has been at some of its highest levels observed in recent decades. Protagonist has been the NE crater, which has been continuing to produce powerful lava bubbles. Ejections of incandescent lava bombs often reached more than 500 m height, and hit both the Pizzo and Bastimento areas, the most popular viewing points (which for this reason remained closed for excursions most of the time). ... Read all

Mon, 22 Aug 2011, 16:49

Stromboli volcano (Italy), activity update: strong activity continues

Stromboli volcano continues to be at an elevated level of activity, with frequent long-lasting spattering episodes from the NE crater, and occasional lava flows on the crater terrace. This indicates that the magma level inside its conduits is still unusually high. ... Read all

Wed, 10 Aug 2011, 08:38

Stromboli volcano (Eolian Islands, Italy), update: strong activity continues, summit area OPEN for excursions

The unusually strong summit activity at Stromboli volcano continues. Limited access to the summit area has been reopened for groups accompanied by certified guides only. This access permission is subject to daily review by the local Civil Protection. ... Read all

Wed, 3 Aug 2011, 15:50

Stromboli volcano (Eolian Islands, Italy), update: lava flow stopped, summit access temporarily closed

The lava flow from yesterday is no longer active at the moment. As initially suspected, it was an overflow from the NE crater, not from a new flank vent. The explosive strombolian summit activity is continuing. The Civil Protection has temporarily closed access to the summit. ... Read all

Wed, 3 Aug 2011, 06:00

Stromboli volcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 3 August-9 August 2011 (New Activity / Unrest)

Sezione di Catania - Osservatorio Etneo reported that during the morning of 9 August a new episode of weak spattering occurred on Stromboli's crater terrace, generating a small intra-crater lava flow. The source vent was located in the central portion of the crater terrace. Regular explosive activity also continued from the vents located in the N and S parts of the crater terrace. ... Read all

Tue, 2 Aug 2011, 10:50

Stromboli volcano (Eolian Islands, Italy): new lava flow into the sea

Lava flow on Stromboli volcano in March 2007.

A new lava flow eruption at Stromboli volcano has started today. The webcam of INGV suggests that the vent is the NE crater which seems to have overflowed and is feeding a flow down over the 2003 lava plateau and the Sciara del Fuoco and has reached the sea already. ... Read all

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