Fernandina volcano (Galápagos Islands): progression lava flow has diminished

Minor amount of water vapor and gas emissions emitting from the lava delta on 13 April (image: PlanetScope)

Minor amount of water vapor and gas emissions emitting from the lava delta on 13 April (image: PlanetScope)

The effusive eruption at the volcano continues.

The lava flow advance seems to have slowed down a bit due to a lesser amount of gas-steam emissions at the new lava delta, identified in the PlanetScope satellite image from 13 April.
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions reached 120.3 tonnes at 02:55 local on 13 April.

According to the MIROVA Detection System, a moderate thermal anomaly (14 MW) was detected in satellite images yesterday.

As the volcano is uninhabited, there is no threat to the population.

Source: Instituto Geofísico volcano activity update 15 April 2024