Volcanoes Today, 26 Feb 2013 - recent updates on world-wide volcanic activity: Stromboli, Sabancaya

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Volcano Discovery Tuesday Feb 26, 2013 19:56 PM

Thermal webcam image of Stromboli's crater area with some lava overspills (INGV Catania)

Thermal webcam image of Stromboli's crater area with some lava overspills (INGV Catania)

Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy): Activity has increased significantly, judging from visible and seismic data. Small overflows of lava are again occurring from the NE crater and tremor is at comparably high levels.

Sabancaya (Peru): A strong seismic swarm and increased fumarolic activity triggered an eruption warning for Sabancaya volcano (Arequipa, Peru) and the Civil Defense of the Regional Government of Arequipa raised the alert level to yellow, which involves implementing actions to prepare for a probable volcanic eruption.

 

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