Piton de la Fournaise volcano (La Réunion): activity remains unchanged

Aerial view on the main spatter cone at the current eruption site (image: OVPF)

The effusive eruption at the volcano continues without any significant change in the activity since the last update.

Pulsating small lava fountains continue to erupt within the main spatter cone and feed lava flowing mostly into lava tunnels.

Short-term electronic tilt monitoring recorded a slight inflation at the summit area of the volcano.

Strong degassing continues from the vents dispersing in the western direction.

The volcanic tremor continues at stable levels, no earthquake has been detected over the past 24 hours.
Source: Observatoire Volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise volcano activity update 28 September 2022

Weak spattering within the main spatter cone (source: OVFP)

Au plus près de l’éruption du #PitondelaFournaise avec les équipes de l’OVPF-IPGP sur le terrain (26/09/2022, ©OVPF-IPGP). pic.twitter.com/sa7NRFEtkK

— Observatoire Volcanologique Piton de la Fournaise (@ObsFournaise) September 26, 2022

SO2 concentrations in the atmosphere from Piton de la Fournaise volcano detected by TROPOMI (image: OVPF)