La Palma (Canary Islands (Spain)): The activity continues more or less at the same level as described last night. Pulsating lava fountaining with strong ash emissions occur from the main vent at the summit crater, while lava effusion is visible from the lower vent.
The lava flow field has not changed much. Earthquakes have been less frequent during the past 24 hours, and there is now a trend of deflation, which could mean that the magma chamber pressure finally started to sink.
Overall, the intensity of the eruption has been slowly decreasing, although this can of course change again. But at least, these are reasons to hope for the people living in the area that the eruption might be calming down sooner than later.
…5 Oct:
The eruption continued with no significant changes today, although the visible and audible intensity tended to decrease. The lava fountain from the summit vents was more pulsating and less intense, but still produced a lot of ash, which formed a plume that rose 2-3 km and drifted in westerly directions.
The lower vent on the middle of the cone’s southwestern slope, which had been the site of abundant lava emission in the past week, was again more active today. Most of the time, it was producing a liquid fountain sometimes tens of meters high and feeding a channeled lava flow visible traveling towards Tacande, but following the same path as previous ones.
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Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 8000 ft (2400 m) altitude or flight level 080 and is moving at 10 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows: VA EMISSIONS CONTINUING OBS VA DTG:06/1120Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)
Lewotolo (Lesser Sunda Islands): (6 Oct) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 7000 ft (2100 m) altitude or flight level 070 .
The full report is as follows: CONTINOUS VA ERUTPION TO FL070 MOV WSW OBS VA DTG:05/2350Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)
Kilauea (Hawai’i): (6 Oct) The effusive eruption of the volcano continues within the Halemaʻumaʻu crater.
The activity is mainly focused at the western fissure where vigorous lava spattering has been building a horseshoe-shaped spatter cone around the vent. Low lava fountains continue to erupt from the chain of vents stretching from the lake’s center to its southern margin.
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Semisopochnoi (United States, Aleutian Islands): (6 Oct) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Anchorage warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 8000 ft (2400 m) altitude or flight level 080 and is moving at 45 kts in ENE direction.
The full report is as follows: OCNL ERUPTIONS to 8000 ft (2400 m)
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: NEW VA EMS to 19000 ft (5800 m)
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 and is moving at 10 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows: PSBL CONT VA EMS to 15000 ft (4600 m)
Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia): (6 Oct) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: NO VA EMS OBSD
Sangay (Ecuador): 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: CONTG VA EMS. to 19000 ft (5800 m)
Reventador (Ecuador): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 16000 ft (4900 m) altitude or flight level 160 .
The full report is as follows: CONTG VA EMS. to 16000 ft (4900 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 20 kts in SE direction.
The full report is as follows: INTERMITTENT EMISSIONS to 24000 ft (7300 m)
Volcano Activity Summary for 6 Oct 2021:
