Wolf volcano (Galapagos Islands): possible very large eruption
Mon, 25 May 2015, 11:55 | BY: T
Ash plumes from Wolf volcano (VAAC Washington)
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Starting this morning at 08:04 UTC, Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) has issued several alerts of ash plumes reaching up to 35-50,000 ft from the volcano, based on GOES-EAST satellite imagery.
The latest report< from 10:38 UTC (about an hour ago), i.e. mentions a high-altitude ash plume moving ENE at 50,000 ft at 30 knots, while a lower portion of the plume is moving south at 45,000 ft altitude. If the observed plume is in fact from an eruption, it should by now be extending more than 150 km distance and soon picked up by other satellite data.
Strangely, no other news about a new, and obviously very large eruption have become available so far.
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Wolf volcano (Isla Isabela, Ecuador) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 20 May-26 May 2015 (New Activity / Unrest)
According to IG the seismic station located on Fernandina Island recorded several events at Wolf (on Isabela Island) starting at 2350 on 24 May. The most significant signal occurred at 0058 on 25 May, corresponding to an explosion and the start of an eruption. At 0215 the Washington VAAC detected an ash plume that rose to an altitude of 10.7 km (35,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 65 km SW. ... Read all
