Volcanic activity worldwide 9 Jun 2023: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Krakatau, Semeru, Dukono, Reve…

Map of today's active volcanoes

Map of today’s active volcanoes

Ebeko (Paramushir Island): (9 Jun) The explosive eruption at the volcano continues at moderate levels.
From time to time, sporadic forceful eruptions may occur from the volcano’s summit crater, as visible in the attached video below. A spectacular, southeasterly billowing ash-rich plume could be seen rising several dozen hundred meters above the vent. Heavy fall of dark masses, including black lapilli and bombs, is distinguishable in the video landing onto the crater rim.
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Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): (9 Jun) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTED AT 20230609/0307Z FL060 EXTD E OBS VA DTG:09/0300Z

Krakatau (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 5000 ft (1500 m) altitude or flight level 050 .
The full report is as follows: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL050 MOV W, OBS 09/1000Z OBS VA DTG:09/1350Z to 5000 ft (1500 m)
…9 Jun:
The strong eruptive activity at the volcano is currently dominated by vigorous vulcanian-type explosions over the past two days.
Several powerful blasts have continued from the cinder cone throughout this morning. The volcano generated a relatively tall (given the volcano’s 189 m in height) and dense grey-to-black ash plume, rising up to nearly 3,1 km elevation at approx. 08:47 local time today. The plume dispersed towards the southwest.
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Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): (9 Jun) 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 EST VA DTG:09/0250Z to 13000 ft (4000 m)

Dukono (Halmahera): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL070 MOV NW OBS AT 09/0230Z

Kilauea (Hawai’i): (9 Jun) The HVO observatory lowered the volcano’s alert level from WARNING to WATCH as the average effusion rate has waned over the past hours and no infrastructure is being threatened.
The ongoing eruption does not pose any particular hazardous ash emissions into the atmosphere outside of the area within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
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Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): (9 Jun) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report:

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: NEW VA EMS to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Reventador (Ecuador): (8 Jun) 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: NEW VA EMISSION to 14000 ft (4300 m)

Cotopaxi (Ecuador): (9 Jun) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: NEW EM

Sabancaya (Peru): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 25000 ft (7600 m) altitude or flight level 250 and is moving at 15 kts in SW direction.
The full report is as follows: continuous ash emissions to 25000 ft (7600 m)

Volcano Activity Summary for 9 Jun 2023:

Dark masses of tephra spewing from Ebeko volcano during yesterday’s explosion (image: elena_from_kurils/telegram)