Volcanic activity worldwide 7 May 2021: Fuego volcano, Popocatépetl, Reventador, Mayon, Sangay, Sin…

Map of today’s active volcanoes

Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): (7 May) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTED AT 20210507/0638Z FL060 EXTD E OBS VA DTG:07/0630Z

Mayon (Luzon Island, Philippines): The volcano remains at light volcanic unrest, with faint glow from the crater visible at night and continuing ground deformation detected by instruments of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
According to the latest bulletin released by PHIVOLCS on 7 May 2021 at 8:00 am, the Mayon Volcano Monitoring Network has not detected volcanic earthquakes during the last 24 hours. The latest measurement of sulfur dioxide emissions last 8 March 2021 was at an average of 80 tonnes/day.
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Precise Leveling surveys on 4-11 March 2021 showed slight inflation of the edifice as compared to the December 2020 survey. Continuous GPS monitoring showed that the edifice is still inflated as compared to July 2019 despite a period of deflation since July-August 2020. Short-term inflation has been ongoing since November 2020. Electronic tilt monitoring showed deflation of the edifice with short-term inflation of the northwestern slopes since December 2020.
PHIVOLCS maintains the Alert Level 1 at Mayon volcano. This means that it is at at unrest, but no eruption is expected in the near future.

Sinabung (Sumatra, Indonesia): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 18000 ft (5500 m) altitude or flight level 180 .
The full report is as follows: DISCRETE VA EMISSION TO FL180 MOV NNW OBS VA DTG:07/1600Z to 18000 ft (5500 m)
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The volcano continues at high levels and remains very active over the last week.
The activity is characterized by strong eruptions as occurred at 09:08 local time today. Vulcanian-type eruption ejected pyroclastic material up to 17,000 ft (5,200 m) altitude which drifted N.
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As the lava dome continues to increase in size by the day, more explosions and pyroclastic flows can be expected in the near future.
The warning bulletin states that ballistic impacts of volcanic bombs and pyroclastic flows could affect an area of about 3 km distance from the main crater and 5 km on the SE flank and 4 km on the NE flank.

Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 19000 ft (5800 m) altitude or flight level 190 .
The full report is as follows: CONS VA EMS. to 19000 ft (5800 m)

Fuego (Guatemala): (7 May) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: VA EMS HAVE DISP IN STLT IMAGERY

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 and is moving at 10 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows: CONS VA CLD EMS. to 21000 ft (6400 m)

Reventador (Ecuador): 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: INTMT VA CLD EMS. to 15000 ft (4600 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 .
The full report is as follows: SPORADIC EMISSIONS to 24000 ft (7300 m)

Soufrière St. Vincent (West Indies, St. Vincent): (7 May) The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) in collaboration with University of the West Indies’s scientists decided to lower the Volcanic Alert Level from „red“ to „orange“ as a significant decrease of volcano-tectonic earthquakes have been recorded. In addition, no explosions occurred at the volcano since 22 April.
NEMO bulletin cites further:
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„An orange Volcano Alert Level means that the volcano may resume explosions with less than twenty-four hours’ notice. As a result of this, the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines have also taken the decision that residents of communities in the orange zone from Petit Bordel to Gordon Yard on the Leeward side of the island and up to Mt. Young near the RUBIS Gas Station on the Windward side of the island, can return home and carry out normal activities.“
Lahars (mud flows) could continue to occur if heavy rainfalls remobilise the fresh ash deposits in valleys including Wallibou and Rabacca valleys.

Volcano Activity Summary for 7 May 2021:

Strong explosion from Sinabung volcano this morning (image: @Rizal06691023/twitter)