The white plume and thermal signature (red box) of the new Fernandina eruption as seen from Terra's MODIS imager on September 4, 2017. NASA. News out of Ecuador is that Fernandina in the Galapagos Islands has erupted for the first time since 2009. Starting just after noon (local time) of September 4, the volcano produced new lava flows and a steam-and-gas plume that reached upwards of 4 kilometers (13,000 feet). Video of the eruption (see below) taken that evening show the strongly glowing summit area of the volcano and images show the lava flows working their way down the flanks of the volcano.
Volcán La Cumbre de isla Fernandina está en proceso de erupción. ► https://t.co/Mj6WR45Ilfpic.twitter.com/EhrA7YNiOO
— El Universo (@eluniversocom) September 5, 2017
The last eruption of Fernandina in 2009 was a fissure eruption
that sent lava flows down the slopes of the shield volcano and imperiled some of the ...
