Karymsky (Kamchatka): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 and is moving at 20 kts in SW direction.
The full report is as follows: POSS ERUPTION OBS AT 20220115/1420Z FL140 EXTD SW OBS VA DTG:15/1440Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): (15 Jan) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTED AT 20220115/0702Z FL050 EXTD SE OBS VA DTG:15/0700Z
Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): (15 Jan) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 13000 ft (4000 m) altitude or flight level 130 .
The full report is as follows: VA TO FL130 OBS FM GND 15/0215Z, MOV N OBS VA DTG:15/0215Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)
Yasur (Tanna Island, Vanuatu): (15 Jan) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Wellington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 5000 ft (1500 m) altitude or flight level 050 and is moving at 05 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows: LOW LEVEL INTERMITTENT ERUPTION OBS VA DTG:14/2355Z to 5000 ft (1500 m)
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (Tonga, Tonga Islands): The high-level explosive activity at the volcano continues.
A massive and very dangerous explosion occurred at 04:00 UTC today and even several times stronger than the previous powerful eruptions.
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…15 Jan:
After almost two weeks calm period, the activity has picked up again with a high phreatomagmatic eruptive phase.
A spectacular explosion occurred at 15:14 UTC yesterday characterized by dark and dense masses of pyroclastic material and ground-hugging currents known as base surges, typical signs of surtseyan and phreatomagmatic eruptions. An increasingly larger and dense plume sent ash up to 55,000 ft (17,000 m) altitude. Note gravity waves rippling across umbrella region in the plume as can be seen in the satellite animation.
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Semisopochnoi (United States, Aleutian Islands): (15 Jan) The Alaska Volcano Observatory surveillance camera’s observed a small eruption at the volcano occurred about 14:45 local time yesterday.
An ash plume from the North Cerberus cone reached 7,000 ft (2,100 m) altitude.
Source: Alaska Volcano Observatory volcano activity update 14 January 2022
Fuego (Guatemala): 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 .
The full report is as follows: OCNL LGT VA EMS OBS IN STLT IMAGERY to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia): (15 Jan) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 22000 ft (6700 m) altitude or flight level 220 .
The full report is as follows: NEW VA EMS to 22000 ft (6700 m)
Sangay (Ecuador): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 21000 ft (6400 m) altitude or flight level 210 .
The full report is as follows: VA CLDS OBS IN STLT IMAGERY to 21000 ft (6400 m)
Reventador (Ecuador): (15 Jan) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .
The full report is as follows: LGT VA EMS to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Sabancaya (Peru): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 24000 ft (7300 m) altitude or flight level 240 and is moving at 5 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows: UNABLE TO DETECT to 24000 ft (7300 m)
Piton de la Fournaise (La Réunion): The low-level effusive activity at the volcano continues.
The seismic network recorded a decreasing trend of volcanic tremor over the past 30 hours and continues at fluctuating levels again.
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