Volcano Discovery Wednesday Feb 20, 2013 17:54 PM
Etna during the 3rd New SE crater paroxysm
Small pyroclastic flow from Shiveluch on 19 Feb 2013 (KVERT webcam)
Etna (Sicily, Italy): Etna had no less than 3 paroxysms (particularly violent brief eruptive episodes) with lava fountains, lava flows and tall ash plumes from the New SE crater within the past 20 hours (so far).
This marks a change from the previous 9-month period characterized by intermittent mild to moderate, but often long-lasting periods of strombolian activity.
Shiveluch (Kamchatka): A small partial collapse of the active lava dome occurred last night at 23h45 (GMT) and produced a relatively small pyroclastic flow, followed by mud flows towards the ravine at the NE flank.
Ann ash plume rose to about 7000 m altitude, VAAC Tokyo reported.
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