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Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVAU02 at 11:03 UTC, 22/04/26 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260422/1100Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: SEMERU 263300
PSN: S0806 E11255
AREA: INDONESIA
SOURCE ELEV: 3657M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/459
INFO SOURCE: CVGHM, HIMAWARI-9, WEBCAM
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION REPORTED FROM GROUND AT 22/0141Z
EST VA DTG: 22/1040Z
EST VA CLD: SFC/FL150 S0805 E11300 – S0902 E11252 – S0907
E11219 – S0840 E11155 – S0801 E11254 MOV SW 15KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 22/1640Z SFC/FL150 S0802 E11255 – S0806
E11300 – S0902 E11302 – S0907 E11227 – S0843 E11201
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 22/2240Z SFC/FL150 S0802 E11253 – S0805
E11300 – S0908 E11310 – S0907 E11213 – S0822 E11226
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 23/0440Z SFC/FL150 S0802 E11252 – S0802
E11300 – S0857 E11317 – S0906 E11245 – S0849 E11219
RMK: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON RECENT SAT IMAGERY DUE TO MET
CLOUD. INTERMITTENT VA EMISSIONS EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING. VA
HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT BASED ON SAT IMAGERY, GROUND REPORTS AND
MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260422/1700Z=

Satellite image of Ibu volcano on 22 Apr 2026

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:

FVAU01 at 06:06 UTC, 22/04/26 from ADRM
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260422/0600Z
VAAC: DARWIN
VOLCANO: IBU 268030
PSN: N0129 E12738
AREA: INDONESIA
SOURCE ELEV: 1325M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/455
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9, CVGHM
ERUPTION DETAILS: VA TO FL070 REP FM GND AT 22/0437Z
EST VA DTG: 22/0540Z
EST VA CLD: SFC/FL070 N0128 E12740 – N0119 E12721 – N0125
E12713 – N0135 E12717 – N0135 E12735 – N0131 E12740 MOV W
10KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: 22/1140Z SFC/FL070 N0128 E12740 – N0121
E12721 – N0133 E12712 – N0142 E12723 – N0131 E12740
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: 22/1740Z SFC/FL070 N0128 E12739 – N0123
E12718 – N0137 E12714 – N0146 E12724 – N0131 E12740
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: 22/2340Z SFC/FL070 N0128 E12740 – N0121
E12722 – N0132 E12714 – N0142 E12724 – N0131 E12739
RMK: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE ON RECENT SAT IMAGERY DUE TO MET
CLOUD COVER. GROUND REPORTS INDICATE ONGOING DISCRETE
EMISSIONS. VA HEIGHT AND MOVEMENT BASED ON SAT IMAGERY,
GROUND REPORTS AND MODEL GUIDANCE.
NXT ADVISORY: NO LATER THAN 20260422/1200Z=

The lava effusion from Piton de la Fournaise ended (image: Sentinel-2)

The effusive eruption at the volcano ended after more than 2 months.
Following the latest Sentinel-2 thermal image and local observatory, there are no lava flow signs anymore.

The seismic network detected 7 volcano-tectonic earthquakes on 20 April.

Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report:

FVFE01 at 22:06 UTC, 21/04/26 from RJTD
VA ADVISORY
DTG: 20260421/2206Z
VAAC: TOKYO
VOLCANO: KANLAON 272020
PSN: N1025 E12308
AREA: PHILIPPINES
SOURCE ELEV: 2435M AMSL
ADVISORY NR: 2026/94
INFO SOURCE: HIMAWARI-9 PHIVOLCS
ERUPTION DETAILS: ERUPTION AT 20260421/2148Z FL100 EXTD SW REPORTED
OBS VA DTG: 21/2150Z
OBS VA CLD: VA NOT IDENTIFIABLE FM SATELLITE DATA WIND FL100 130/2KT
FCST VA CLD +6 HR: NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +12 HR: NOT AVBL
FCST VA CLD +18 HR: NOT AVBL
RMK: WE WILL ISSUE FURTHER ADVISORY IF VA IS DETECTED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY.
NXT ADVISORY: NO FURTHER ADVISORIES=