Strong volcanic activity around the world: Eruptions of Merapi (Indonesia), Kadovar (PNG), Sheveluch (Russia) and Poas (Costa Rica)

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Merapi, Indonesia

A pyroclastic flow hurtled down the slopes of Merapi volcano over a distance of 400 meters on February 11, 2019 at 8:58 WIB local time. 

Merapi - Pyroclastic avalanche flow over 400 meters on 11.02.2019 / 8h58 - photo BPPTKG
Merapi – Pyroclastic avalanche flow over 400 meters on 11.02.2019 / 8h58 – photo by BPPTKG

On February 10, 2019, the PVMBG reported 40 avalanche earthquakes, 5 strong blast events, 5 hybrid earthquakes, 3 low frequency earthquakes and a shallow volcanic earthquake.

Sources: BPPTKG & PVMBG

Kadovar volcano, PNG

In Papua New Guinea, the Kadovar volcano erupted on February 10, 2019 at 6:40 UTC. The resulting plume of ash rising in the sky was spotted by air force New Zealand.

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Kadovar volcano eruption on February 10, 2019. Photo: NZ Airforce

The previous ash eruption took place on January 18, 2019.

Shiveluch volcano, Russia

In Kamchatka, the Shiveluch volcano continues its explosive-extrusive activity.

On February 10, 2019, the volcano ejected a plume of gas and steam rising up to 4,000 meters above the summit and then drifting for 26 km to the northeast.

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Sheveluch volcano – Night glow on 08.02.2019 – Volkstat.ru photos

Sources: KVERT & VAAC Tokyo

Poas, Costa Rica

Poás Volcano erupted early Monday morning, prompting the closure of its national park.

According to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), the eruption began at 1:50 a.m. Monday and sent a column of ash 200 meters above the crater.

Erta Ale, Ethiopia

A thermal anomaly was recorded by Mirova from February 8 to February 11.

ErtaAle - thermal anomalies on 11.02.2019 / 07.40 - Doc.  Mirova MODIS_Latest10NTI

On the below Sentinel 2 satellite image, the fracture (red) is clearly visible:

Erta Ale - photos Sentinel 2 bands 12,11,4 from 08.02.2019, with the hot spot of the distal casting and a zoom on the few hot pixels of the caldera and the fracture - a click to enlarge

The volcanic unrest continues!

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5 Comments

  1. Yellowstone Weird Quakes! M2.4 Quake & Low Frequency Similar to LAKE INTRUSION EVENT!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIVazAkUQBI&index=4&list=UUHg2P9g-tt8d2xc1eMf-JuA

    Today, I cannot see seismograms around Yellowstone. As usual, I went to MrMBB333 webpage in order to check all the seismograms of Yellowstone. I have been doing this for couple of years. Then what I have encountered is the page saying “Attackers might be trying to steal your information from isthisthingon.org (for example, passwords, messages, or credit cards). ” They really do not want us to check the seismograms of Yellowstone. They are hiding all the data that leads to the proof of impending eruption. That means it might blow up very soon!

    In last week, I’d found the seismograms of East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park were getting very active so that I had checked where the East Entrance on Google Map. When I saw Street View around there, I’d found out the most of trees were dead. I had wondered why all the trees were dead? Those dead trees around East Entrance reminded me the dead trees around Mt St. Helens where I visited long time ago. Also it reminded me that all the dead trees around Island of Hawaii where many houses were burnt down. My question is why all the trees are dead because of the heat from ground because of the magma movement or because of the volcanic gas coming out from that area?

  2. Le monde entre dans une série d’événements cataclysmiques en 2019
    le monde va prochainement faire face à une série d’événements cataclysmiques

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