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Volcanic activity worldwide 22 Sep 2021: Fuego volcano, Karymsky, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Reventador,...

Wed, 22 Sep 2021, 21:00 21:00 PM | BY: SEVERAL CONTRIBUTORS
Map of today's active volcanoes
Map of today's active volcanoes
Lava fountains from the new vent at Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma last evening (image: Michael Risch)
Lava fountains from the new vent at Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma last evening (image: Michael Risch)
Fresh basalt from La Palma eruption (image: INVOLCAN)
Fresh basalt from La Palma eruption (image: INVOLCAN)
Updated lava flow field map of the eruption depicting estimated direction of the lava flows (image: @CopernicusEMS/twitter)
Updated lava flow field map of the eruption depicting estimated direction of the lava flows (image: @CopernicusEMS/twitter)
Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 22 Sep 2021
Satellite image of Karymsky volcano on 22 Sep 2021
Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 22 Sep 2021
Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 22 Sep 2021
La Palma (Canary Islands (Spain)): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Toulouse warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 10000 ft (3000 m) altitude or flight level 100 and is moving at 10 kts in SW direction.
The full report is as follows: ERUPTION AT 20210919/1410Z ONGOING INTENSE LAVA FOUNTAINS to 10000 ft (3000 m)
...22 Sep:
Last night, activity noticeably increased from the second vent that had opened the day before and quickly became the main one.
Lava fountains of several hundred meters height as well as large exploding lava bubbles were observed. The noise level of the eruption also increased.
...22 Sep:
Volcanologists published the first image of a lava sample from the current eruption at the volcano. The lava is of basaltic composition containing phenocrysts of plagioclase and pyroxene.
Basalt is a fine-grained, mafic igneous rock characterized by lower viscosity and lower gas content related to hawaiian and strombolian eruptions.
...22 Sep:
Impressive lava fountains continue to shoot into the sky from the four eruptive fissures feeding lava flowing slowly towards the coast.
Several lava flows form a spreading field of lava which has currently covered 1.54 square km by 21 September.
185 buildings have been already destroyed and more than 5,700 persons evacuated.

Karymsky (Kamchatka): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 10000 ft (3000 m) altitude or flight level 100 and is moving at 15 kts in SE direction.

The full report is as follows: VA CONTINUOUSLY OBS IN SATELLITE IMAGERY OBS VA DTG:22/1120Z to 10000 ft (3000 m)

Sakurajima (Kyushu, Japan): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTED AT 20210922/1610Z FL080 EXTD SE OBS VA DTG:22/1610Z

Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 11000 ft (3400 m) altitude or flight level 110 and is moving at 10 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows: EXPLODED AT 20210922/1209Z FL120 EXTD S OBS VA DTG:22/1250Z to 11000 ft (3400 m)

Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): (22 Sep) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: VA REPORTED TO FL130 AT 22/0123Z MOV W OBS VA DTG:22/0130Z

Semisopochnoi (United States, Aleutian Islands): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Anchorage warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 12000 ft (3700 m) altitude or flight level 120 and is moving at 15 kts in SW direction.
The full report is as follows: LOW LEVEL ASH ERUPTION APPX 1715Z to 12000 ft (3700 m)

Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: VA EMS HAS DISP

Fuego (Guatemala): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 16000 ft (4900 m) altitude or flight level 160 .
The full report is as follows: OCNL LGT VA CLD to 16000 ft (4900 m)

Reventador (Ecuador): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 and is moving at 20 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows: NEW VA EMS to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Sabancaya (Peru): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: UNABLE TO DETECT

Volcano Activity Summary for 22 Sep 2021:

Currently erupting:

Dukono (Halmahera): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 22 Apr 2021)
Ebeko (Paramushir Island): powerful eruption sent ash up to 12,100 ft (updated 26 Aug 2021)
Erebus (Antarctica): active lava lake in summit crater (updated 8 Dec 2014)
Erta Ale (Danakil depression, Ethiopia): active lava lake in the summit crater (updated 19 Jun 2020)
Etna (Sicily, Italy): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 21 Sep 2021)
Fagradalsfjall (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland): lava overflowed dam and cut off another hiking trail to eruption site (updated 18 Sep 2021)
Fuego (Guatemala): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 22 Aug 2021)
Great Sitkin (United States, Aleutian Islands): eruption continues with new lava flow (updated 13 Sep 2021)
Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 24 Aug 2021)
Karymsky (Kamchatka): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 18 Sep 2021)
La Palma (Canary Islands (Spain)): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 22 Sep 2021)
Lewotolo (Lesser Sunda Islands): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 8 Aug 2021)
Masaya (Nicaragua): minor ashfall (updated 24 Oct 2019)
Merapi (Central Java, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 10 Aug 2021)
Nevados de Chillán (Central Chile): new lava dome (updated 17 Sep 2021)
Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 18 Sep 2021)
Reventador (Ecuador): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 19 Aug 2021)
Sabancaya (Peru): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 1 Sep 2021)
Sangay (Ecuador): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 3 Jun 2021)
Santiaguito (Guatemala): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 16 Dec 2020)
Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 9 Jun 2021)
Semisopochnoi (United States, Aleutian Islands): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 21 Sep 2021)
Shiveluch (Kamchatka): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 7 Sep 2021)
Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy): stronger-than-usual explosion (updated 14 Sep 2021)
Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 30 Aug 2021)
Yasur (Tanna Island, Vanuatu): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 27 Aug 2020)

Eruption warning / minor activity:

Bagana (Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 23 Jul 2021)
Kadovar (Northeast of New Guinea): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 23 Jul 2021)
Langila (New Britain, Papua New Guinea): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 10 Sep 2021)
Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 1 Sep 2021)
Nishino-shima (Volcano Islands, Japan): new aerial images (updated 10 Sep 2021)
Nyamuragira (DRCongo): new lava lake (updated 14 Jun 2021)
Ol Doinyo Lengai (Tanzania): effusion of natrocarbonatite lava inside the pit crater in the northern main crater (updated 27 Aug 2021)
Pacaya (Guatemala): activity is back after 4 months of calm period (updated 10 Sep 2021)
Pavlof (Alaska Peninsula, USA): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 7 Aug 2021)
Rincón de la Vieja (Costa Rica): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 6 Jul 2021)
Sakurajima (Kyushu, Japan): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 30 Aug 2021)
Sinabung (Sumatra, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory (updated 10 Sep 2021)
Taal (Luzon, Philippines): degassing activity returned after 16 days (updated 11 Aug 2021)
Telica (Nicaragua): continuing strong ash emissions today (updated 2 Sep 2021)
Villarrica (Central Chile): glow suggesting rise of magma (updated 8 Aug 2021)

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