Weekly VolcanoWatch [11 June 2009]
Posted by feww on June 11, 2009
Volcanic Activity Report: 3 June – 9 June 2009
Source: Global Volcanism program (GVP) – SI/USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report
New activity/unrest:
- Galeras, Colombia
- Karangetang [Api Siau], Siau I [Indonesia]
- Sangeang Api, Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia)
- Slamet, Central Java (Indonesia)
FEWW Volcanic Activity Forecast:
[Continued from 4 June 2009 bulletin]
FEWW Moderators forecast new volcanic activity/ unrest at 50 or more volcanoes throughout the rest of 2009.
List of the volcanoes to watch this year [and in 2010] includes:
Barcena (0.8), Socorro (0.8), Curacoa (0.99), Atitlán (0.65), Vesuvius (>0.6), Bazman (0.6), Mount Shasta (>0.5), Kaba (>0.5), Bandai (>0.5), Eastern Gemini Seamount or Mathew Island volcano (0.65), Fonualei (0.65), Mount Rainier (>0.5), Jan Mayen (>0.6), Thule (0.4), Sibayak (>0.5), Volcán Guallatiri (0.65), Taveuni (>0.4), two or more volcanoes on the island of Hokkaido (0.65), E-san (0.7), Oshima-Oshima (0.7), Komaga-take (0.65)… Protector Shoal (0.75), Thule Islands (0.7), Tina Kula (0.8)
Figure in the brackets indicate probability of activity/unrest.
For other forecasts see also:
- Weekly Volcano Watch: 19 March 2009
- 60 pct Chance Redoubt May Erupt
- Tonga’s Metis Shoal may be erupting
- Earthquake Cluster Zone Closing in on New Zealand
- Magnitude 7 Earthquake Hits Kermadec Islands
- Mt Ruapehu Eruption Alert
- No Doubt about Redoubt Volcano!
- Tonga’s Metis Shoal may be erupting
- Alaska’s Redoubt May Be About to Erupt
- Chaitén: Volcano with a Mission?
Ongoing Activity:
- Batu Tara, Komba Island (Indonesia)
- Chaitén, Southern Chile
- Dukono, Halmahera (North Maluku province of Indonesia)
- Fuego, Guatemala
- Karymsky, Eastern Kamchatka (Russia)
- Kelut, Eastern Java (Indonesia)
- Kilauea, Hawaii (USA)
- Llaima, Central Chile
- Manam, Northeast of New Guinea (SW Pacific)
- Pacaya, Guatemala
- Popocatépetl, México
- Rabaul, New Britain
- Redoubt, Southwestern Alaska
- Sakura-jima, Kyushu
- Santa María, Guatemala
- Shiveluch, Central Kamchatka (Russia)
- Tungurahua, Ecuador
- Ubinas, Perú
Latest U.S. Volcano Alerts and Updates – Local time: June 10, 2009 22:05 AKDT (June 11, 2009 0605 UTC)
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Redoubt Activity – Color Code ORANGE : Alert Level WATCH
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Kilauea Activity – Color Code ORANGE : Alert Level WATCH
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Mauna Loa Activity – Color Code YELLOW : Alert Level ADVISORY
Redoubt Volcano Latest Observations
2009-06-10 19:34:49 – The 2009 eruption of Redoubt continues. The seismic activity at Redoubt remains low, but above background levels. The webcam images from DFR and the Hut show a clear view of the dome and associated steaming. AVO continues to monitor Redoubt’s activity 24/7. (Source: AVO)
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