PVMBG reported that during 1-24 November the seismic network at Awu detected a significant increase in seismicity, especially in the number of shallow volcanic earthquakes (from a baseline maximum of 4 per day to 74 events on 24 November). The Alert Level was increased to 2 (on a scale of 1-4). Fog prevented visual observations.

Geological Summary. The massive Gunung Awu stratovolcano occupies the northern end of Great Sangihe Island, the largest of the Sangihe arc. Deep valleys that form passageways for lahars dissect the flanks of the volcano, which was constructed within a 4.5-km-wide caldera. Powerful explosive eruptions in 1711, 1812, 1856, 1892, and 1966 produced devastating pyroclastic flows and lahars that caused more than 8000 cumulative fatalities. Awu contained a summit crater lake that was 1 km wide and 172 m deep in 1922, but was largely ejected during the 1966 eruption.

Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)