VolcanoWatch Weekly [11 Nov 2009]
Posted by feww on November 12, 2009
SI / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report
(4 November – 10 November 2009)
New activity/Unrest:
Batur, Bali (Indonesia); Galeras, Colombia; Karangetang [Api Siau], Siau I; Mayon, Luzon; Nevado del Huila, Colombia; Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island; Reventador, Ecuador; San Vicente, El Salvador
GVP Volcano News:
OVPDLF reported that on 5 November a vent inside the S part of Piton de la Fournaise’s Dolomieu crater opened, following an intense seismic crisis. Within thirty minutes, a fissure on the upper SE flank propagated E and a second fissure opened on the E flank.
PHIVOLCS reported that on 11 November an explosion from Mayon’ssummit crater ejected incandescent rock fragments seen from nearby areas. Cloud cover prevented observations of an ash plume, however fieldinvestigations after the event revealed ashfall to the SW.—GVP
Ongoing Activity:
Chaitén, Southern Chile; Dukono, Halmahera; Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka; Kilauea, Hawaii; Kliuchevskoi, Central Kamchatka (Russia); Koryaksky, Eastern Kamchatka; Rabaul, New Britain; Sakura-jima, Kyushu; Santa María, Guatemala; Shiveluch, Central Kamchatka (Russia); Soufrière Hills, Montserrat; Suwanose-jima, Ryukyu Islands (Japan)
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