Sakurajima (Kyushu, Japan): (23 Dec) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: VA IS NOT IDENTIFIABLE IN SATELLITE IMAGERY.
Suwanose-jima (Ryukyu Islands): (23 Dec) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: EXPLODED AT 20241223/0337Z OVER FL060 STNR OBS VA DTG:23/0330Z
Canlaon (Central Philippines): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20241223/2011Z FL100 EXTD W REPORTED OBS VA DTG:23/2020Z
Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report: VONA STATE ERUPTION TO FL060 AT 23/1150Z EST VA DTG:23/1830Z
Semeru (East Java, Indonesia): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 and is moving at 05 kts in NE direction.
The full report is as follows: VA TO FL140 LAST REPORTED AT 23/1600Z EST VA DTG:23/1640Z to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Dukono (Halmahera): (23 Dec) 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 and is moving at 15 kts in E direction.
The full report is as follows: CONTINUOUS VA TO FL080 EXTD ESE OBS AT 22/2340Z to 8000 ft (2400 m)
Kilauea (Hawai’i): The eruption goes on.
Fountaining continues from several eruptive vents on the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor of the southwestern part of the caldera and covers the crater with a new lava lake.
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…23 Dec:
At approximately 2 a.m. local time on December 23, increased earthquake activity was detected beneath the summit of Kīlauea. By 2:30 a.m., the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) confirmed eruptive activity through summit webcam images, indicating that an eruption had begun within Halemaʻumaʻu and the summit caldera in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
In response, the HVO has raised Kīlauea’s volcano alert level from ADVISORY to WARNING and the aviation color code from YELLOW to RED as they continue to assess the eruption and associated hazards.
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Home Reef (Tonga Islands): (22 Dec) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Wellington (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20241222/0209Z VA AREA IS NO LONGER IDENTIFIBLE ON SATELLIE IMAGERY
Popocatépetl (Central Mexico): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: CONS EM
Santiaguito (Guatemala): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 14000 ft (4300 m) altitude or flight level 140 .
The full report is as follows: OCSL VA EMS OBSD to 14000 ft (4300 m)
Fuego (Guatemala): Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Washington warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 17000 ft (5200 m) altitude or flight level 170 and is moving at 10 kts in N direction.
The full report is as follows: FQT EM to 17000 ft (5200 m)
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: NEW EM DETECTED to 19000 ft (5800 m)
Reventador (Ecuador): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Washington (VAAC) issued the following report: NEW VA EMS
Sabancaya (Peru): (23 Dec) Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Buenos Aires (VAAC) issued the following report: UNABLE TO DETECT
Volcano Activity Summary for 23 Dec 2024:
