Latest Volcanic Activity - October 20, 2012

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Source: VolcanoDiscovery.com

 

Unrest at Raung volcano (East-Java, Indonesia)

Friday Oct 19, 2012, BY: VOLCANOBULLETIN

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Raung volcano (not to be confused with Ruang volcano in the Sangihe islands), Eastern Java began to show increased seismicity since the 17 September. Small white plumes were seen rising to heights between 50-75 M above the crater.

The Alert Level was raised to 2 on a scale of 1-4 be the VSI on 18 September.

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 Oct 18, 2012

Continuing eruptions at Ibu, Halmahera

The MODVOLC detected thermal anomalies at Ibu on 17th September. Suggesting eruptive activity at the summit, possibly related to lava dome growth in the wide summit crater that has been documented since 2000.

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Bulletin of World Volcanism Sep 2012 / VolcanoDiscovery & an interview with Dr. Tom Pfeiffer

Wednesday Oct 17, 2012, BY: T

 

Bulletin of World Volcanism Sep 2012 issue cover

Bulletin of World Volcanism Sep 2012 issue cover

The latest issue of Lucas Wilson's Bulletin of World Volcanism (Sep 2012) is out. It presents a reviewed detailed summary of volcano activity around the globe during September 2012, reviews, in-depth articles and an interview with Tom Pfeiffer, founder of VolcanoDiscovery.
Visit www.volcanismbulletin.org to find out more, or download the Sep 2012 issue here.

 

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