The amazingly regular series of paroxysms from the New SE crater at very regular intervals of approx. 20-30 hours continues with no signs of ending soon. Since the last update, two more lava-fountaining episodes occurred Sunday and yesterday:
After having rested for less than 18 hours, strombolian activity restarted at 09:12 local time Sunday (27 June) morning, increased rapidly after around 10 am and turned into lava fountaining by 11 am, which lasted until 11:50, creating an eruption plume that rose to approx. 6.5 km altitude.
Another lava flow traveled from the southern rim of the cone towards the SW. Strombolian activity continued for a while at the summit vent and finally ceased by 14:30.
The volcano stayed calm until yesterday afternoon only: the next paroxysm occurred about 30 hours since Sunday’s, following the almost identical pattern as during the previous episodes. Strombolian activity began at 16:00 local time, increased gradually and then very fast from 16:27, turning into lava fountains by 17:00, which lasted until 17:30 and then returned to intermittent explosions. Another lava flow as over-spill of lava from the southern rim and traveling to the SW below the cone was erupted as well.
While the lava fountain phase of the last paroxysm was “only” about 30 minute, it was more powerful than the previous episodes and produced an eruption column that rose to 10 km altitude.
