Volcanic activity worldwide 25 Apr 2022: Krakatau volcano, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador, Sangay, …

Map of today's active volcanoes

Map of today’s active volcanoes

Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): (25 Apr) Strong vulcanian activity continues at the volcano.
A powerful explosion took place from its crater at 09:48 local time this morning, which generated an increasingly rising grey ash plume to 4,3 km altitude extended to the west.
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Krakatau (Sunda Strait, Indonesia): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 10000 ft (3000 m) altitude or flight level 100 and is moving at 05 kts in N direction.
The full report is as follows: CONTINUOUS VA EMISSION TO FL100 EXTN TO NE OBS VA DTG:25/1200Z to 10000 ft (3000 m)
…24 Apr:
The strong eruptive episode (likely to be classified as paroxysm) is now in progress at the volcano even at the time of this update.
Strombolian activity started to pick up rapidly at the summit vent in the evening of 22 April with detected precursor. The activity quickly intensified, accompanied by a sharp peak in volcanic tremor indicating rapid magma flux towards the surface resulted in a new lava-fountaining episode (paroxysm). The pulsating lava fountains have been shooting glowing scoria into the sky and continued to generate ash-rich plumes up to 20,000 ft (6,100 m) altitude drifting S-SE yesterday.
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Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 12000 ft (3700 m) altitude or flight level 120 .
The full report is as follows: VA OBS TO FL120 AT 26/1740Z MOV W OBS VA DTG:25/1740Z to 12000 ft (3700 m)

Dukono (Halmahera): (25 Apr) 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: ERUPTION WITH VA TO FL070 MOVING SE OBS VA DTG:24/2340Z to 7000 ft (2100 m)

Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia): 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 .
The full report is as follows: POSS OCCL EMS to 21000 ft (6400 m)

Sangay (Ecuador): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 22000 ft (6700 m) altitude or flight level 220 .
The full report is as follows: ONGOING VA EMS to 22000 ft (6700 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: POSS VA 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 25000 ft (7600 m) altitude or flight level 250 and is moving at 10 kts in W direction.
The full report is as follows: continuous ash emissions to 25000 ft (7600 m)

Volcano Activity Summary for 25 Apr 2022:

Large ash column from Ibu volcano today (image: PVMBG)