Volcanic activity worldwide 9 Mar 2024: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Popocatépetl, Semeru, Ibu, Duko…

Map of today's active volcanoes

Map of today’s active volcanoes

Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: EXPLODED AT 20240309/1433Z OVER FL050 EXTD SE OBS VA DTG:09/1430Z

Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): (9 Mar) The eruptive activity continues.
The volcano’s behavior is characterized by a combination of near-constant moderate and sporadic strong vulcanian-type explosions from the caldera’s cinder cone over the past few weeks.
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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 15000 ft (4600 m) altitude or flight level 150 and is moving at 15 kts in E direction.
The full report is as follows: VA TO FL150 LAST REPORTED FM GND AT 09/1307Z to 15000 ft (4600 m)

Marapi (Western Sumatra, Indonesia): (9 Mar) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: VA TO 300M ABOVE SUMMIT OBS FM GND AT 08/0906Z

Dukono (Halmahera): (8 Mar) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 8000 ft (2400 m) altitude or flight level 080 .
The full report is as follows: VA TO FL080 OBS ON SAT IMAGERY AT 08/2250Z MOV S 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 21000 ft (6400 m) altitude or flight level 210 and is moving at 25 kts in NE direction.
The full report is as follows: ONGOING VA EMS to 21000 ft (6400 m)

Santiaguito (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)

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: OCNL LGT VA EMS. to 15000 ft (4600 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 22000 ft (6700 m) altitude or flight level 220 .
The full report is as follows: NEW VA OBSD to 22000 ft (6700 m)

Sangay (Ecuador): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 20000 ft (6100 m) altitude or flight level 200 .
The full report is as follows: ONGOING VA EMS. to 20000 ft (6100 m)

Sabancaya (Peru): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Buenos Aires warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 23000 ft (7000 m) altitude or flight level 230 .
The full report is as follows: PUFF EMISSIONS to 23000 ft (7000 m)

Piton de la Fournaise (La Réunion): (9 Mar) The Observatoire volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise (OVPF) informed about an increase of the seismic activity at the volcano.
The seismic instrument detected 13 volcano-tectonic earthquakes on 5 March, seven on 6 and 7 March, located at depths between 1.5 and 2 km under the Dolomieu crater. Earthquakes have been of low magnitude, i.e. weaker than M 1.
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Satellite image of Suwanose-jima volcano on 9 Mar 2024