SI/USGS Weekly Volcano Report for 12/2-12/8/2009

Discover the latest Weekly Volcano Report featuring new activity at Llaima and lava flows from Kliuchevskoi. Read more now!

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A new Weekly Volcano Report from the Smithsonian GVP/USGS ... enjoy!

Highlights include:

  • There has been a number of reports of new activity at Llaima in Chile (hat tip to Eruptions reader Manuel Humeres for bringing them to us). Most of the current activity is steam-and-gas plumes along with long-period seismicity, suggesting we could be headed towards a new eruption.

  • Lava flows continue to erupt from Kliuchevskoi in Kamchatka, along with strombolian activity throwing ejecta up to 300 m / ~1000 feet above the crater.

  • Rabaul is busy shaking windows 20 km / 12 miles from the Tavurvur crater, with accompanying ash fall in the town of Rabaul, ~3-5 km / 3 miles away.

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